6 Ways The Fiscal Cliff Could Affect You

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke used the term "fiscal cliff," it quickly became the newest Washington buzzphrase. As the deadline to avert the cliff nears, it has overtaken the European debt crisis as the most talked-about story in the financial media. The fiscal cliff refers to the enactment of a number of laws that would, if not changed before Jan. 1, 2013, FULL STORY

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession.

Fiscal cliff would drive the U.S. economy back into recession before end of 2013, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office said. Congressional Budget Office released a report showing that the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff, a fully armed and operational fiscal cliff would cost us 3.4 million jobs. Obama Fiscal Cliff Deal Risks Brush With Recession

Obama pays homage to military members on Veterans Day

Obama honored service members on Veterans Day by thanking the troops and their families for the sacrifices they have made for their country and encouraged others to support those in Afghanistan as they continue to return home. FULL STORY

Barack Obama wins election for second term as president

President Barack Obama handily defeated Gov. Mitt Romney and won himself a second term Tuesday after a bitter and historically expensive race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. Networks project that Obama beat Romney after nabbing the crucial state of Ohio. FULL STORY

Greatest hits of the 2012 presidential campaign

It's been a long road to Election Day. We review our most significant fact-checks along the way. FULL STORY

CNN Fact Check: Obama went on an apology tour, Romney and others say

The roller-coaster ride of the 2012 campaign has been particularly volatile because of the more than two dozen debates dating back to last year, including three presidential showdowns. FULL STORY

Average student loan debt nears $27,000

Two-thirds of the class of 2011 held student loans upon graduation, and the average borrower owed $26,600, according to a report from the Institute for College Access & Success' Project on Student Debt. That's up 5% from 2010 and is the highest level of debt in the seven years the report has been published. FULL STORY