Boehner says Congress, Obama must keep seeking "fiscal cliff" deal


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. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Friday congressional leaders and President Barack Obama must try to move on from Republicans' failed tax plan and work together to avert the looming U.S. "fiscal cliff."

Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, was unrepentant at a Capitol Hill news conference the day after the stunning failure of his "Plan B" option, a development that raised doubts about his own leadership and left negotiations in disarray.

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