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'Fiscal cliff' deal shifts pressure to Boehner

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan budget deal two hours after income tax cuts expired, reaching an after-deadline agreement to undo the potential economic harm of $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts.

The vote early Tuesday in Washington shifts the pressure to House Speaker John Boehner, who hasn't said if he'll accept the agreement or change it. He will face difficulty mustering...

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