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'Fiscal cliff' standoff over, Obama back in Hawaii

By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) - A week after rushing to Washington to help end a tense, end-of-year standoff with Congress, President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation. The president's annual visit to the state where he was born and spent much of his childhood was

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