Obama appeals to public about 'fiscal cliff'
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>“<span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pens">pens</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sparing">sparing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span>, <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="trail">trail</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 16. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>.</p>
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