House GOP Fails to Pass 'Plan B' as Rank and File Revolt

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    U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) leaves after his news conference on a "fiscal cliff" on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 20, 2012.
By Paul Stanley , Christian Post Reporter
December 21, 2012|9:24 am
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