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Stocks: Dow drops 1.2% as 'cliff' clock ticks
USA TODAY NEW YORK — Stocks fell for a fifth day on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a year-end deadline, putting the market on track for its longest losing streak in three months. WHAT TO WATCH: Wall St. fear gauge … Stocks drop as hope for a budget deal slips away US Stocks Finish With Big Losses as Fiscal Cliff Fears Rise US stocks fall as cliff window narrows |