MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL After a strong surge yesterday fueled by the resolution to the fiscal cliff saga stocks edged down slightly in mid-Thursday trading as investors partook in some profit-taking and also turned their attention to the next federal budget issue the debt ceiling.   “With President Obama having signed the 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act investors and the country now look forward to the next battle in Washington that will be coming up extension of the [$16.4 trillion] federal debt ceiling ” wrote Fred Dickson chief investment strategist at Davidson Companies in a note according to MarketWatch. “We expect to see ...