Obama, John Boehner Meeting Again At White House For Fiscal Cliff Talks

Obama, Boehner Meeting Face To Face
US President Barack Obama speaks before Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (3rdR) and other cabinet members during a meeting on November 16, 2012 in Washington,DC. Obama said Friday that Democrats and Republicans needed to make 'tough compromises' in order to overcome divisions over deficit reduction and avoid the fiscal cliff. AFP PHOTO/TOBY JORRIN (Photo credit should read TOBY JORRIN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama speaks before Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (3rdR) and other cabinet members during a meeting on November 16, 2012 in Washington,DC. Obama said Friday that Democrats and Republicans needed to make 'tough compromises' in order to overcome divisions over deficit reduction and avoid the fiscal cliff. AFP PHOTO/TOBY JORRIN (Photo credit should read TOBY JORRIN/AFP/Getty Images)

By ANDREW TAYLOR, The ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with House Speaker John Boehner later Thursday at the White House amid negotiations on the "fiscal cliff."

The meeting comes as Boehner has accused Obama of dragging out negotiations on any agreement to avoid a series of wide-ranging tax increases and spending cuts that could come in less than three weeks.

The two sides appear far apart on the issues, and Boehner is scheduled to return home to Ohio on Friday.

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