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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.
Obama sees signs GOP might relent on tax hikes for wealthy
President Barack Obama suggested that some Republicans had begun to soften their opposition to increased tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, but sharply warned the GOP against looking to tie their budget fight to an upcoming debt-ceiling debate. Full story
Charles Dharapak / AP


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Gallup reviews 2012 polling after Morning Joe criticism
Politico Playbook: Frank Newport, the Editor-in-Chief of Gallup polling, responds to Joe Scarborough's criticism of Gallup's polling before November's election. Newport writes in an email that Gallup is reviewing its 2012 polling methods. Politico's Mike Allen discusses.
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  Twin sons of different parties
From tramping through cornfields to munching ice cream cones to holding babies – the time-honored traditions of the campaign trail leave President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney looking surprisingly alike.

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