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First Word: Fiscal cliff talks frozen

As John Boehner and his House colleagues try -- so far, unsuccessfully -- to work out a fiscal cliff deal with President Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen.
Rep. Paul Ryan spoke about the future of the Republican Party at the Kemp Award Dinner Tuesday. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Paul Ryan spoke about the future of the Republican Party at the Kemp Award Dinner Tuesday.
As John Boehner and his House colleagues try -- so far, unsuccessfully -- to work out a fiscal cliff deal with President Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Marco Rubio spoke at the Kemp Award Dinner Tuesday about the future of the party. Here are some more headlines informing the Last Word rundown tonight:
  • Both sides 'dig in' on fiscal cliff, but 'nothing going on'
  • Tom Coburn prefers tax rate increase to deduction caps