Politics Afternoon Edition: Obama reaches out to congressional leaders on fiscal cliff talks

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View on the Web. Thursday, December 27, 2012 HEADLINES Obama reaches out to congressional leaders on fiscal cliff talks Obama placed late-night calls to Congress's four top leaders before returning to Washington today. » Read full article EPA administrator Jackson to resign Many expected that Lisa Jackson, who pushed through sweeping air pollution curbs, wouldn't stay. » Read full article THE FIX: Neil Abercrombie's head-scratcher In picking Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz for the Senate, Gov. Abercrombie rolled the dice on a political ally. And it could backfire. » Read full article N.Y. newspaper posts gun permit map, starts nasty online battle This is probably not the sort of gun control conversation President Obama had in mind. » Read full article THE FIX: The price of failure on the fiscal cliff With a deal looking less and less likely, there's plenty of blame to go around. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Sen. Majority Leader Harry Read (D-Nev.) opening the day with a scathing speech on the Senate floor: "Nothing can move forward in regards to our budget crisis unless Speaker Boehner and [Minority] Leader [Mitch] McConnell are willing to participate in coming up with a bipartisan plan. So far, they are radio silent." MULTIMEDIA Video: Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz named new Hawaii senator Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz was chosen to succeed the late Sen. Daniel Inouye. Follow Washington Post Politics:     Unsubscribe ©2012 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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