The fiscal cliff deal: A big win for President Obama?

BUDGET BATTLES The fiscal cliff deal: A big win for President Obama? The Senate passes a bill that would raise taxes on the wealthy. But a big fight over spending still looms... THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Joe Biden: Affable gaffer or political powerhouse? The VP succeeded where his boss failed, striking a fiscal cliff deal with the GOP FUTURE OF THE GOP Why Marco Rubio voted against the fiscal cliff deal The GOP's superstar senator, a potential 2016 contender, was one of only eight senators to oppose the bipartisan package NASA Did Neil Armstrong mislead the world about his 'one small step' line? The famed quote wasn't quite so spontaneous after all, at least according to the late astronaut's brother LIFESTYLE 7 fragrances you probably don't want to wear The fragrance industry puzzlingly makes it possible for you to smell like a pizza, Play Doh, a garage, and more FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE WATCH: The incredible landfill orchestra Prepare to be moved when a 19-year-old starts playing Bach's Cello Suite no. 1 on an instrument "made from an oil can, and wood that was thrown away in the garbage" FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE The mega-implosion of Sean Hannity's ratings Since Obama's re-election victory, viewers have been tuning out the Fox News host in droves SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE 366 days, 366 books NEWSER Thousands of new laws in effect, some of them odd NEW YORK MAGAZINE Eleven ways Kimye can profit from their baby POLITICAL WIRE Can the fiscal cliff deal pass the House? SALON All my wasted New Year's Infographic: New Year's resolutions Each January, nearly half of Americans vow to make at least one change. 9 out of 10 fail. Here, an infographic guide         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.