Fiscal cliff looms as Congress returns

President Obama, congressional leaders to meet this week

Published: Nov 25 2012 07:02:59 PM EST Updated On: Nov 26 2012 03:16:52 AM EST

Congress returns this week without much public evidence of real progress on a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.

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