By Associated Press and Bloomberg News Comments Zoom Barack Obama, daughter Sasha and other family members board Air Force One in Chicago Wednesday. (Jewel Samad / Getty Images) Washington â€" One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromise to avert looming spending cuts and tax increases that threaten to plunge the economy back into recession. Added Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.: "Of course" an agreement is possible. Vice President Joe Biden also talked of compromise on the part of congressional Republicans and Democrats. Boehner stressed that Republicans would be...
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