Obama: No 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Without Tax Hike

President Obama says he sees "potential" for averting the "fiscal cliff" in 28 days, but that no deal will get done unless Republicans consent to raise income-tax rates on the top 2 percent of U.S. earners. "We're going to have to see the rates on the top 2 percent go up and we're not going to be able to get a deal without it," Obama told Bloomberg TV in his first televised interview since the Nov. 6 election. Obama suggested that Republican opposition to any increase in tax rates has...Full Story