Talks aimed at preventing the US going over the so-called fiscal cliff are going down to the wire.
There are just hours to go before the deadline - which if allowed to pass will mean New Year's Day tax hikes for every American, and across-the-board spending cuts.
But Democrat and Republican politicians appear to be at an impasse.
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President Obama is criticising Republicans for rejecting his efforts to do a deal.
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