"Fiscal cliff" talks could be in trouble

December 19, 2012 4:24 PM

Top aides on both sides of debt negotiations tell CBS News the talks, which were moving so quickly, have slowed to a crawl. The House speaker and President Obama traded ultimatums, which as Nancy Cordes reports, is never a good sign this close to a deadline.

Does Boehner's "Plan B" have the votes to pass?

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