Obama makes little headway with Republicans over deficit

By David Lawder and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met on Wednesday with his toughest critics in Washington – House of Representatives Republicans – and made little headway in convincing them to accept his demand for tax increases as part of a deficit-reduction deal. "If the president wants to let our unwillingness to raise taxes get in the way, then we're not going to be able to set differences aside and focus on what we agree on," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the No. …