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Only 24 days to the fiscal cliff

By Lynn Sweet

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Fiscal Cliff Notes for Dec. 7, 2012

24 days to the fiscal cliff

For the latest on fiscal cliff wrangling and positioning–Vice President Joe Biden lunching with middle class earners on Friday–check out my post at the Sun-Times political blog HERE.

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