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  • President Barack Obama.
  • The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a landmark immigration bill, clearing away the first procedural hurdle.
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  • President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attend national prayer service
  • President Obama is beginning the first full workday of his second term with prayer at the Washington National Cathedral.
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  • Photos from ceremonies to mark the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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  • White House/Inauguration
  • "It's been exhilarating and exciting. We're also honored to be part of this and the ceremony was beautiful."
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  • Woman watching President Obamas Inauguration at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco
  • A crowd gathered at the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco to watch President Obama take his second oath of office on Monday.
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  • President Obama raising his hand, taking oath
  • Stepping into his 2nd term, Pres. Obama took the oath of office Sunday in an intimate swearing-in ceremony at the White House.
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  • White House
  • Hundreds will pack the National Mall on Monday eager to witness the second inauguration of President Obama.
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  • President faces big challenge with debt ceiling
  • President Obama says he won't negotiate with House Republicans over raising the debt ceiling, but faces a big challenge closing the deal.
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  • President faces big challenge with debt ceiling
  • Obama won't negotiate with House Republicans over raising the debt ceiling, but faces a big challenge ahead.
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  • President Barack Obama
  • President Obama says he is willing to consider more spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the deficit.
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  • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up a gavel
  • A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration.
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  • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up a gavel
  • Congress ushering in new members, with old divide
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  • President Obama talks about fiscal cliff during news conference
  • Senate leaders are rushing to assemble a last-ditch agreement to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly delay steep spending cuts.
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  • Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under way
  • Here's the local outlook on what kinds of cuts we can expect if the nation goes over the financial cliff.
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  • Barack Obama and John Boehner
  • Administration officials say President Obama and House Speaker Boehner met Sunday to discuss the impeding "fiscal cliff."
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  • DC capital dome
  • Sen. Bob Corker says he and other Republican senators would consider raising the top tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans.
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  • President Obama
  • President Obama says there will be no deal unless Republicans drop their opposition to raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
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  • President Obama talks about the fiscal cliff
  • On Monday, the Republicans have put forward a plan to avoid massive spending cuts and tax increases known as the fiscal cliff.
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  • Fiscal Cliff January 1,2013
  • They may not agree on the details, but House Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi both agree that failure is not an option.
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  • Capitol Hill
  • A Republican senator says "it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table" as part of the solution to avoid a "fiscal cliff."
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  • Capitol Hill
  • It's been less than a week since Election Day, and attention is already shifting to what everyone is calling "the fiscal cliff."
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  • Capitol Hill
  • It's been less than a week since Election Day, and attention is already shifting to what everyone is calling "the fiscal cliff."
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  • Obama: Americans agree with my approach on deficit
  • President Obama says he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more taxes.
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  • Barack Obamas victory speech on Election 2012
  • President Obama will set the tone for upcoming talks with congressional Republicans on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff.
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  • Legendary journalist Bob Woodwards new book paints an ugly picture of last years federal debt ceiling showdown.
  • Legendary journalist Bob Woodward's new book paints an ugly picture of last year's federal debt ceiling showdown.
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  • House Speaker John Boehner will also be in Bay Area Wednesday in hopes of picking up campaign cash.
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  • The U.S. Capitol
  • The $150 billion measure taking shape represents a tactical retreat for Republicans.
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  • Partisan politics are being played out in a San Francisco federal court over the Defense of Marriage Act.
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  • Partisan politics are being played out in a San Francisco federal court over the Defense of Marriage Act.
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  • President Barack Obama gestures after a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, where he urged Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  • The tiff over Obama's jobs speech offers little hope that Republicans and the White House will find common ground.
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  • President Barack Obama gestures after a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, where he urged Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  • President Obama conceded to Speaker Boehner's request for a jobs speech on September 8.
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  • ABC News has learned Republicans negotiating with the White House have drafted a tentative framework to avoid default.
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  • President Barack Obama walks into the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2011, to talk about the ongoing budget ceiling negotiations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
  • President Obama says there are multiple ways to resolve the debt ceiling mess, but it has to be bipartisan.
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  • President Barack Obama
  • President Obama delivered remarks Friday morning on the status of debt negotiations.
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  • Republican effort to solve debt crisis unravels
  • A Republican effort to solve the debt crisis unraveled after the most conservative GOP members refuse to budge.
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  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., criticizes Republican lawmakers as the debt crisis stalemate continues, Thursday, July 28, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks regarding ongoing Congressional debt negotiations.
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  • John Boehner
  • Speaker of the John Boehner held a news conference on debt negotiations.
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  • House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., center, walks to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, as debt talks continue. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  • House Republicans are pressing ahead with a vote on a newly modified plan to stave off a government default.
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  • You may have watched President Obama talk about the debt debate during a nationally-televised address on Monday evening.
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  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters about the conflicting plans to deal with the debt crisis, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • The GOP and Democrats have tried to claim the moral high ground in a standoff that has put financial markets on edge.
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  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters about the conflicting plans to deal with the debt crisis, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  • The GOP and Democrats have tried to claim the moral high ground in a standoff that has put financial markets on edge.
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  • The president is calling on Americans to weigh in on the debt ceiling -- and they have.
  • The president is calling on Americans to weigh in on the debt ceiling -- and they have.
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  • Barack Obama and John Boehner
  • As the debt stalemate deepens there is renewed talk about using the Constitution to solve the crisis.
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  • Speaker of the House John Boehner is seen after delivering his response to President Obamas remarks about averting default and dealing with the federal deficit, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2011.
  • Boehner says Obama wants a blank check to raise the debt ceiling, but that he's not going to get one.
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  • President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2011, on the approaching debt limit deadline.
  • President Obama gave a primetime address on the looming debt crisis.
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  • Barack Obama and John Boehner
  • As the debt stalemate deepens there is renewed talk about using the Constitution to solve the crisis.
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  • President Barack Obama meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Washington, to discuss the debt. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Political leaders are racing against the clock to keep the United States from defaulting on its debt.
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  • Fact Check
  • There is a lot of talk about raising the national debt limit, but here's a check of some of the facts.
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  • Fact Check
  • There is a lot of talk about raising the national debt limit, but here's a check of some of the facts.
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  • President Barack Obama makes an opening statement on the ongoing budget negotiations before a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 15, 2011.
  • The debt showdown is virtually the only issue getting any attention in the nation's capital this summer.
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