Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will discuss the looming fiscal cliff impasse Friday at the White House, aiming for a last-minute deal to stave off automatic tax increases and spending cuts. The 3 p.m. meeting -- which will include Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- will come days before the deadline to reach a deal, and after another day of Republicans and Democrats blaming each other for the stalemate. White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage confirmed the meeting, but did not elaborate. Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck and McConnell spokesman Don Stewart both tried to put the onus on their rival political party -- in the former case urging the Democratic-led Senate to pass a bill approved by the GOP majority in the House, and in the latter asking for a detailed proposal from Obama.
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NEW: McConnell's spokesman says Obama should give details of his proposal
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Boehner, Reid, Pelosi and McConnell will meet at the White House on Friday
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The Senate returns to work; the House will be back in session Sunday
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Without a deal, taxes go up and spending gets slashed in the new year
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McConnell told @placeholder in a telephone conversation Wednesday that he must see details of a proposal before he can figure out how to proceed on a Senate vote.
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Reid criticized Boehner's insistence the Senate act on House measures, saying @placeholder and Republicans have to agree on something together.
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@placeholder's latest offer set $400,000 as the income threshold for a tax rate increase, up from his original plan of $250,000.