WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The task of picking up the pieces of the "fiscal cliff" talks - and reassuring global financial markets that were shaky early on Friday - is likely to fall largely to President Barack Obama after Republicans abandoned their own proposed fix championed by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.
Boehner, the top Republican in Congress and Obama's chief negotiating partner, failed to muster enough support from his fellow Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, to pass his bill called "Plan B" on Thursday.