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LIVE: President Obama statement on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama is making a statement in Washington as negotiations with Republicans continue, in a bid avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
Lawmakers have just days to strike a bipartisan deal, ahead of a 1 January deadline when steep tax rises and deep spending cuts will take effect.
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