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First Word: Obama and Boehner at the negotiating table

House Speaker John Boehner says there has been zero progress in fiscal cliff talks.
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses after he speaks while visiting members of a middle class family in their home to discuss his Administration's push to cut taxes for 98% of Americans in Falls Church in Fairfax County, Virginia. (Photo by Larry Downing...
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses after he speaks while visiting members of a middle class family in their home to discuss his Administration's push to cut...

House Speaker John Boehner says there has been zero progress in fiscal cliff talks. Some news reports suggest he and President Obama are going it alone at the negotiating table in order to help facilitate up a deal. Here’s a look at more stories shaping tonight’s special Friday edition of The Last Word.

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