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Obama: Neither Side ‘Can Get 100 Percent Of What They Want’

by Tom Kludt

12.21.12 | 12:43 pm

During a Friday evening briefing at the White House, President Obama said that neither side “can get 100 percent of what they want” in fiscal cliff negotiations, telling members of Congress that they are not participating in a contest over “who looks good and who doesn’t.”

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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