As the clock counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve, congress and the Senate rushed to come to an agreement to avoid the feared fiscal cliff that was months in the making. The deal was signed at...

By Lisa Mascaro, Michael A. Memoli and Christi Parsons Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON _ House Speaker John A. Boehner abruptly called off a vote on his "Plan B" tax proposal late Thursday,...