Obama back from Hawaii, Congress bickers on cliff
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Thursday from a vacation shortened by government gridlock while Democrats and Republicans snarled across a partisan divide and showed no sign of compromise to avoid year-end tax increases and spending cuts.
Adding to the woes confronting the middle class was a pending spike of $2-per-gallon or more in milk prices if lawmakers failed to pass farm legislation by year's end.
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
President Barack Obama waves to reporters as he steps off the Marine One helicopter and walks on the South Lawn at...
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