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President Obama and the first family light the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse south of the White House, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

MILLER: Obama’s Christmas shopping spree

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

Stocks gain on optimism that budget deal is near

By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama acknowledges House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2012, as he hosts a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and the economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Boehner’s ‘fiscal cliff’ bargaining stirs some uneasiness

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

White House makes concessions in latest ‘fiscal cliff’ offer

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

‘Fiscal cliff’ negotiations: Boehner offers concessions on higher tax rates

Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2012, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to a closed-door Republican strategy session, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner has been caught up in a monumental struggle over taxes and spending aimed at keeping the country from taking a yearend dive over the "fiscal cliff." President Barack Obama is tugging Boehner one way in pursuit of a budget deal, while conservatives yank the other way, some howling that the speaker already is going wobbly on them and turning vindictive against those in his party who dare disagree. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AP source: Boehner offers millionaire tax hike

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

Illustration Obama's Depression by John Camejo for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Push Obama over the fiscal cliff

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

“It’s clear the president is just not serious about cutting spending. But spending is the problem.” - House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

A Christmas at the White House for Boehner?

By Dave Boyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

“I have a feeling it is going to be this typical way Washington always works: raise taxes now, for promises of spending cuts later that will never come.” — Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Edging closer to the ‘fiscal cliff’: Obama, Boehner mum after talks

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, arrives Dec. 12, 2012, for a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner and the other House Republican leaders are calling for President Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. (Associated Press)

Boehner: ‘Serious differences’ remain in talks

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner seen holding top post despite purge

By David Sherfinski and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Mayor Michael Coleman (center) of Columbus, Ohio, said after a White House visit on Wednesday that failure to reach agreement on taxes will “rise above frustration” for the middle class. (Associated Press)

Mayor sees middle class in revolt if tax rates rise from ‘fiscal cliff’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks Dec. 5, 2012, about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington. (Associated Press)

For Obama, trimmings all on holiday schedule

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves his office and walks to the House floor to deliver remarks about negotiations with President Obama on the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No deal: GOP, Democrats trade barbs as clock ticks down on ‘fiscal cliff’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

John Boehner/ Associated Press

Boehner faces ouster threats within GOP

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to workers about the economy during a Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, visit to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. (Associated Press)

Obama wades into labor fight on Michigan swing

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican

Storm relief sets up new spending without cuts

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California gestures as she speaks to reporters at Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Democrats petition for a vote on tax-cut extension

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

“Ask the president to come off the campaign trail. He’s been to Pennsylvania, tomorrow he’s going to Detroit. It’s time to govern, the election is over . . . We sent him a plan, it took him three weeks to respond. He has not responded to our current one. You cannot negotiate with yourself.” - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, California Republican (Associated Press)

Obama, Boehner face to face

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 7, 2012, to discuss the pending fiscal cliff. Boehner said there's been no progress in negotiations on how to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts and called on President Obama to come up with a new offer. (Associated Press)

Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press