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Cuomo says he's 'optimistic' on Sandy aid

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress will act quickly to provides tens of billions of dollars to help his state recover from

GOP issues a new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama

By By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $

'Cliff' talks: White House waiting on GOP move

By By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have to stop using "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and then specify the spending cuts they want, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in an interview

Greek PM: No buyback of pension bond holdings

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek prime minister says pension funds won't be part of the country's bond buyback scheme, designed to shave nearly €30 billion ($39 billion) off the country's debt. In an interview with the Sunday edition of Ethnos newspaper, Antonis Samaras says Greek banks will