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First Word: Boehner’s actions ‘puzzling’

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room on Wednesday. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the White House Briefing Room on Wednesday. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

In a press conference on Wednesday, President Obama called the Republican’s refusal to accept his fiscal cliff offer “puzzling” and questioned whether their resistance may be due to a personal vendetta against him. Tonight at 10pm ET, we’ll have the latest on the fiscal cliff talks, plus Obama’s new push in the gun control debate.

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