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First Word: House votes on Boehner’s ‘Plan B’

Speaker John Boehner remains confident that his "Plan B" will pass today to resolve the fiscal cliff, although Senate Democrats have promised to kill the backup

House Speaker John Boehner is fighting like mad for a bill that can't possibly become law.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Speaker John Boehner is fighting like mad for a bill that can't possibly become law.ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clare Kim