U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event with middle class Americans in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 28, 2012. Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff", saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event with middle class Americans in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 28, 2012. Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff", saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at an event with middle class Americans in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 28, 2012. Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff", saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event with middle class Americans in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 28, 2012. Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff", saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event with middle class Americans in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Nov. 28, 2012. Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff", saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)