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Can't promise US won't go over fiscal cliff: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that he "can't promise" that the United States won't go over so-called fiscal cliff, insisting it is up to congressional Republicans.

December 03, 2012 / 16:05 IST
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that he "can't promise" that the United States won't go over so-called fiscal cliff, insisting it is up to congressional Republicans.

"That's a decision that lies in the hands of the Republicans that are now opposing an increase in tax rates," a key sticking point, Geithner told "Fox News Sunday." House Speaker John Boehner, the top US Republican, said later in a separate appearance on the show: "I don't want any part of going over the cliff. I'm going to do everything I can to avert that."
first published: Dec 2, 2012 08:46 pm

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