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Test yourself in the Fiscal Cliff Time Machine quiz
Kai Ryssdal Dec 6, 2012
We've noticed that what Washington is saying this year about the fiscal cliff, sounds a whole lot like what people were saying last year about the debt limit. So can you guess which quote is from this year?
Sen. Baucus says 'no choice' but to avoid the fiscal cliff
Kai Ryssdal Dec 6, 2012
Sen. Max Baucus chairs the Senate Finance Committee, and he says Congress will come to some kind of deal on the fiscal cliff -- though more negotiations could happen after the end of the year.
On fiscal cliff, Americans say leave me out of this
Frank Newport Dec 6, 2012
With just about three weeks left until Congress runs up against its fiscal cliff deadline, how is the public viewing the debate?
Europe struggles to prepare for the U.S. fiscal cliff
Andrew Walker Dec 5, 2012
If the U.S. falls off the fiscal cliff at the end of the year, countries across the pond could also suffer the effects.
Scrooge visits Congress: Looking at the gift rule
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Dec 5, 2012
Ethics rules lay out how much holiday cheer members and staff can have on lobbyists' dime.
Poll respondents tricked by Panetta-Burns plan
Kai Ryssdal Dec 4, 2012
Twenty-five percent of respondents to Public Policy Polling's new survey said they had heard of a deficit reduction plan that doesn't actually exist.
Fiscal cliff nears for baseball players, too
Kai Ryssdal Dec 3, 2012
The curious case of BJ Upton, baseball and the fiscal cliff.
Companies release dividends ahead of fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Dec 3, 2012
Fiscal cliff tax questions are why many companies are shoveling money out the door before year's end in the form of special dividends to shareholders.
Diving off the fiscal cliff? Bring it on.
Megan McArdle Nov 30, 2012
Most of the chatter we've heard about the fiscal cliff focuses on the deal or no deal deadlock strangling Capitol Hill. So what if, in the end, there is no deal? Commentator Megan McArdle says that might be a good thing.
How the fiscal cliff may affect child poverty
Krissy Clark Nov 30, 2012
Much of the buzz about the fiscal cliff has been about how it will affect the wealthy and middle class. But how might it impact children living if poverty if a deal isn't reached?
