U.S. lawmakers return to work this week focused on broad federal tax hikes and deep spending cuts that automatically take effect on January 1. Signs of concrete progress did not emerge from initial consultations between the White House and congressional leaders in search of a deficit-reduction deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff." Democrats and Republicans insist bipartisanship is not dead as potentially-devastating austerity measures loom. But the clamor for common ground cannot ...
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