Politics News & Analysis: How Boehner’s 'Plan B' gamble on his own party failed to pay off

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, December 21, 2012 Top Stories How Boehner's Plan B for the 'fiscal cliff' began and fell apart Paul Kane, Ed O'Keefe and Lori Montgomery House Speaker John Boehner has had two possible deals to avert the 'fiscal cliff' fall apart in the past week. PostPolitics Headlines The biggest Pinocchios of 2012 Boehner abandons plan to avoid 'cliff' Daniel Inouye honored at U.S. Capitol Chuck Hagel facing further resistance The Fix Fallon on Obama and Spider-Man GOP has a message problem, not a messenger problem Mark Sanford to run for Congress again More Headlines Futures exchange ICE to buy NYSE State Dept. to increase security at posts A new division in Church of England Chasing an elusive motive for Adam Lanza Opinions The roots of mass murder Charles Krauthammer Waiting for the end Eugene Robinson Japan's election and the Asia pivot Glen S. Fukushima Healers in the crosshairs Michael Gerson INTERACTIVE 'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me? As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy