Fiscal cliff: How we got here

Taxes still at center of controversy

Published: Dec 28 2012 09:16:33 AM EST Updated On: Dec 28 2012 10:54:08 AM EST

Unless Congress and the president reach a last-minute deal, the U.S. is set to go over the fiscal cliff in a matter of days. Take a look at the more than 10-year odyssey it took to get to this point.

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