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US shelves 'fiscal cliff' vote

US Republicans have cancelled a vote in Congress on tax rises they hoped would help to avert a so-called fiscal cliff.

They pulled the vote after failing to get enough support for the bill, labelled "Plan B", which would raise taxes on earnings above $1m (£614,000).

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