Hot rhetoric, tiny numbers separate Obama, Boehner

Published December 21, 2012 1:43am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite all the hot fiscal cliff rhetoric, the differences between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner seem relatively narrow. So why haven’t they shaken hands already? One answer: Both sides need to keep — or get — their own troops behind them.

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