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"Washington's last-minute scramble to step back from a recession-inducing \"fiscal cliff\" shifted to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday after the Senate approved a bipartisan deal to avoid steep tax hikes and spending cuts.  Deborah Lutterbeck reports.               That's about all U.S. lawmakers are saying about an early morning Senate-passed deal to avert the so called fiscal cliff.               NOW It's the Republican-controlled House of Representatives turn.               Questions remain whether the Republican-controlled House will accept the bill that raises taxes on the wealthy and does little to address spending.               Republican Virginia Representative Scott Rigell:               (SOUNDBITE) (English) VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT RIGELL SAYING:               \"It fails to address the mortal threat facing our country, uncontrolled spending. It fails to reflect the balanced approach that was advocated by our President so we find ourselves again with a bill that reflects not financial wisdom but the seductive spirit that pervades this town.\"               If Congress fails to act  -- the automatic $503 billion in tax hikes and federal spending cuts could begin to take effect with a potentially devastating impact on the U.S. economy."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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