Politics News & Analysis: Obama, Boehner move closer to ‘cliff’ deal

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, December 18, 2012 Top Stories Obama, Boehner move closer to deal Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane The two made progress on a "cliff" agreement Monday, but they had yet to clear several critical hurdles. PostPolitics Headlines News of Inouye's death saddens Senate chamber Rep. Scott of S.C. named to Senate seat Potential 'fiscal cliff' concessions draw fire from left and right Obama asks Cabinet members for proposals to curb gun violence The Fix Michael Bloomberg, the public face of gun control Snyder considering veto of guns in schools measure Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie to appoint Inouye's replacement More Headlines Funerals for Newtown massacre victims begin NBC reporter, crew freed after being kidnapped, held 5 days inside Syria Lanza family struggled with son Adam's difficulties Obama's picks for State Department, Pentagon could be announced Friday Opinions Obama slow-walks gun control Dana Milbank Our national shame Richard Cohen Protecting the innocent Michael Gerson On guns, take action now Eugene Robinson INTERACTIVE 'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me? As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy