President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner were struggling late Tuesday to prevent negotiations over the deficit from breaking down after they traded proposals for averting the the year-end “fiscal cliff” but made no progress toward an agreement.
Obama telephoned Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday, hours after receiving the speaker’s latest proposal for a deal on taxes and spending. The offer was virtually identical to the document Obama summarily rejected just one week ago, according to Republican aides.
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