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Fiscal Cliff Talks Gridlocked, President and Congress Walk Away

The first family arrived in the president's idyllic home state of Hawaii early today to celebrate the holidays, but President Obama, who along with Michelle will pay tribute Sunday to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, could be returning home to Washington sooner than he expected. That's because the President didn't get his Christmas wish: a deal with Congress on the looming fiscal cliff. Members of Congress streamed out of the Capitol Friday night...Full Story
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