Delays

House joins Senate to OK bill that avoids fiscal cliff

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-one hours after the U.S. Senate did its part to steer the country clear of the so-called fiscal cliff, the House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement late Tuesday night that averted widespread tax

US still faces political fights on spending, debt

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - A last-minute deal will keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called "fiscal cliff," but higher taxes and continued political fighting in Washington threaten to shake the fragile economy well into 2013. A bill passed

US still faces political fights on spending, debt

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - A last-minute deal will keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called "fiscal cliff," but higher taxes and continued political fighting in Washington threaten to shake the fragile economy well into 2013. A bill passed

US still faces political fights on spending, debt

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - A last-minute deal will keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called "fiscal cliff," but higher taxes and continued political fighting in Washington threaten to shake the fragile economy well into 2013. A bill passed