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Oil rises as ‘cliff’ consensus appears close

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as U.S. political leaders moved toward averting the “fiscal cliff” just hours before the deadline.

President Barack Obama said Monday afternoon that a deal to avert the cliff — a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect starting Tuesday — was in sight but not yet finalized.

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