Obama Fiscal Cliff Fight Leaves President With Real Test

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 1: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the White House Briefing Room following passage by the House of tax legislation on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House and Senate have now both passed the legislation, averting the so-called fiscal cliff. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 1: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the White House Briefing Room following passage by the House of tax legislation on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House and Senate have now both passed the legislation, averting the so-called fiscal cliff. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

The 113th Congress will convene for the first time at noon today, and barring an unforeseen morning development, it will in one of its first act elect John Boehner as speaker.

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