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Michael McAuliff

Payroll Tax Deal Finalized Before Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers signed off on the final details of the bill to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits Thursday, likely clearing th...

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Luke Johnson

Congress Nears Deal On Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congress was close to a deal to extend a popular payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits, according to several reports. The pending...

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Inside The Payroll Tax Cut Bill

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 12.23.2011

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-- Key features of payroll tax and jobless benefits bill passed Friday by the House and Senate: _Retains through Feb. 29 the current 4.2 percent rat...

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Medicare Braces For Draconian Cut

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.19.2012

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 650,000 doctors caring for millions of seniors will get a steep cut in Medicare payments Jan. 18 unless a gridlocked Congres...

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Clock Ticking For Congress To Avoid Draconian Cuts

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 01.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — Politicians of both parties outdo each other vying for the approval of seniors, but their inability to compromise on the federal bu...

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Congress Faces Decisions To Extend Key Programs As Clock Ticks

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 01.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congress' failed deficit-cutting supercommittee has faded away, but the pressure on lawmakers to quickly confront a stack of expens...

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Arthur Delaney

Super Committee's Failure Leaves Orphans Behind

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Throughout the super committee's deliberations, impending "automatic, across-the-board cuts" were routinely cited as a driving motivatio...

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