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Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks to reporters after private discussions with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the fiscal cliff negotiations, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. "No substantive progress has been made between the White House and the House" in the past two weeks, Boehner said. The “fiscal cliff” is a combination of tax increases and spending cuts worth about $670 billion that will take effect at the start of next year unless Congress and the White House agree to postpone or replace them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen.-elect Ted Cruz of Texas is one of several tea partyers elected to serve in the new Congress, which welcomes 12 rookie members of the Senate and at least 81 new House members. (Associated Press)

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Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Democrat, is seen on stage during a news conference with newly elected Democratic House members, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi introduces newly elected Democratic members of the House on Tuesday. She said it would not be “a good thing for our country for us to go over the cliff.” (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi is joined by Rep. Steve Israel in introducing newly elected Democratic members of the House during a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol. The freshmen-to-be are spending a few days in orientation in preparation for their January swearing-in. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Dina Titus, D-Nev., speaks to supporters after wining the 1st Congressional District, Democratic House seat now held by Shelley Berkley, against opponent Chris Edwards, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Gurzinski)

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Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is traveling across the country in hopes of winning House seats for her party. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, said she’s in “the most heated race” of her career to defend her House seat against Democratic challenger Jim Graves. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. arrives on Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole (left) at the U.S. Capitol to meet with House members seeking documents on the Fast and Furious gurnrunning investigation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Democratic congressional candidate Ron Barber celebrate Mr. Barber's victory in a special election on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz., to fill the vacant House seat that Mrs. Giffords held. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

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Former Harlem Globetrotter Fred Smith has been nominated for a state House seat by the Green Party of Arkansas after being ruled ineligible to run for the Democrats. (Associated Press)

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Joined by other Republican House members, House Speaker William J. Howell (at podium), of Stafford, points to a chart during a Republican caucus news conference on Wednesday held to rebut criticism that broad-based concerns took a back seat in the General Assembly to "socially conservative issues." (Associated Press)

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Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican budget writer in the House, has a new plan for Medicare - devised with Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon - that would set up a regulated competition with private insurance. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Dean Heller, a House member since 2007, was chosen because "Nevada needs an experienced voice in Washington," Gov. Brian Sandoval said.