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.(Photo/Xinhua)
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.(Photo/Xinhua)
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.(Photo/Xinhua)
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.(Photo/Xinhua)
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.(Photo/Xinhua)
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.(Photo/Xinhua)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.