Congressional leaders will head to the White House on Friday to meet with President Obama in what Politico says “may be the final chance to restart negotiations just a few days before the nation plunges over the fiscal cliff.”
New York Times: “Lawmakers and aides from both parties cautioned that the burst of activity could be more about making sure the other side gets the blame than any real search for a resolution before the Jan. 1 deadline.”
Wall Street Journal: “It is still possible the two sides can reach a deal, especially with the leaders meeting Friday. Any resolution would be a scaled-back version of the package Mr. Obama and congressional leaders had anticipated passing after the November election… The 11th-hour strategy carries enormous risk because it leaves no margin for error in Congress’s balky legislative machinery.”
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