Obama Willing to Compromise--to a Point

President Obama called on Congressional leaders to work with him to resolve America’s debt crisis, saying he was willing to compromise—but only so far.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the East Room of the White House, with Vice President Joe Biden at his side Nov. 9, in Washington, DC. President Obama said he invited Congressional Republican leaders to come to the White House to discuss ways of the avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year. Mark Wilson/Getty Images