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POLITICAL RIVALS WILL BREAK
BREAD TODAY FOR A WHITE HOUSE
LUNCHEON, THEIR FIRST MEETING
SINCE THE HEATED ELECTION FOR
THE PRESIDENT AND MITT ROMNEY.
DAN EDWARDS HAS A LOOK AHEAD
AT WHAT MIGHT BE ON THE MENU.
TALK ABOUT YOUR "POWER
LUNCH." PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS
HE RESPECTS MR ROMNEY'S WORK,
SAVING THE UTAH OLYMPICS AND
HE WANTS TO TAP INTO HIS
BUSINESS SAVVY FOR IDEAS ON
HOW BOTH PARTIES CAN AVOID OUR
COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL WOES.
ACTUALLY THERE WILL BE FOUR
SEPARATE MEETINGS TODAY WITH
TOP DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY
GEITHNER AND WHITE HOUSE
LEGISLATIVE CHIEF ROB NABORS
BRING THE PRESIDENT'S DEFICIT-
CUTTING PLAN TO JOHN BOEHNER
ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY WHERE
ONE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN IS
NOW SUGGESTING THAT WHILE
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE ON
WHETHER THE WEALTHY SHOULD PAY
MORE, CONGRESS SHOULD STOP TAX
RATES FROM GOING UP ON THE
MIDDLE CLASS..NOW!
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO RAISE
TAXES ON THOSE PEOPLE AND I
THINK WE OUGHT TO GO AHEAD AND
MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR TO
EVERYBODY AND TAKE THEM OUT OF
THE NEGOTIATION.""I AM VERY
OPEN TO A FAIR AND BALANCED
APPROACH TO REDUCE OUR
DEFICIT.""WE'VE PUT REVENUE ON
THE TABLE AS LONG AS IT IS
ACCOMPANIED BY SERIOUS
SPENDING CUTS." SO TALKS ARE
RAMPING-UP, BUT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS THERE IS STILL NO
DEAL, AND UNLESS THE TWO SIDES
COME TOGETHER SOON, OUR TAXES
WILL BE GOING UP JANUARY
FIRST! MORE ON THE BUDGET
BATTLE COMING UP ON THE TODAY
SHOW. REPORTING LIVE, DAN
EDWARDS, 2 NEWS TODAY!