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Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut Extension

AP | By MARK S. SMITH | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension into law Wednesday, notching an election-year victory and rare bipartisan ag...

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Obama Finally Scores Coveted Win

AP | By ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 02.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The $143 billion payroll tax cut won by President Barack Obama may be the last significant measure he receives from a deeply divided Con...

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House, Senate Pass Payroll Tax Cut Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congress passed the extension of the payroll tax holiday Friday, voting overwhelmingly to continue the 2 percent break and extend emerge...

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What Did I Get for Christmas? More Taxes!

Gene Marks | Posted 02.26.2012

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Like the in-laws, taxes are returning. So now that the relatives have packed up and gone home, maybe it's time to spend a few hours with someone even more important to you and your family: your accountant.

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Before They Left Town, Did House Republicans Change the Rules of the Tax-cutting Game?

David Paul | Posted 02.23.2012

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This month the Republicans took a stand against tax cuts because of the fiscal implications of those cuts. For the first time in recent memory, Milton Friedman and the Republican Party of my grandfather were redeemed. This was a significant point that should not be lost.

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Obama Faces Hurdles Into Election Year

AP | By JULIE PACE | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On a political high, President Barack Obama capped a bruising year by securing a tax cut for millions of Americans – an achievemen...

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Obama Discusses 'Good News' Before The Holidays

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 02.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Barely beating Santa's sleigh, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners on F...

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Obama Makes Big Victory Official

AP | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation extending a payroll tax cut for two months. The action concludes an end-of-year drama that...

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Obama To Boehner: Even McConnell Agrees With Me On Payroll Tax Cut

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday continued putting pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to pass a short-term payroll tax cu...

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Obama Speaks On Payroll Tax Cut Developments

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is welcoming a deal on extending a payroll tax cut and congratulating Congress for ending its "partisan stal...

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Obama Calls Boehner To Press Him On Payroll Tax Cut Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made phone calls to leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning in an effort to encourage them to pass a two-month ...

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WSJ vs. GOP

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.21.2011

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The Wall Street Journal editorial page attacked congressional Republicans Wednesday for possibly losing the payroll tax cut standoff to President Bara...

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"We Have More Important Things To Worry About Than Saving Face"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at Tuesday's White House briefing to send a message directly to House Speaker John Boe...

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House Republicans Pushed Two-Month Payroll Tax Holiday In January 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.19.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will likely reject a two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday Monday evening, citing a desire to avoid striking ...

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Boehner Says House GOP Will Reject Senate Payroll Tax Cut

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he expects House Republicans to reject a Senate-passed payroll tax cut package later Monday and then ...

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Senate Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension With Keystone XL Provision

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.19.2011

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UPDATE - House Republicans are threatening to reject the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extension deal approved by the Senate, according t...

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White House Suggests A Short Tax Holiday

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Faced with (still) intransigent Republicans, the White House on Thursday floated an idea: that Congress extend the payroll tax cuts and ...

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Dem Aide: We Have 'Always Been Flexible' On Millionaire's Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- After months of arguing that millionaires should have to pay their fair share for the costs of the president’s job bill, Democrats are...

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House Passes Payroll Tax Bill Packed With Poison Pills

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A GOP plan to pay for a payroll tax cut by docking federal workers and cutting Medicare passed the House Tuesday, but appeared headed f...

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A New Hostage Taken In Payroll Tax Fight

Posted 02.12.2012

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A massive year-end spending deal hung in the balance late Monday as a frustrated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to use the package to win mo...

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'Millionaire Job Creators Are Like Unicorns'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compared millionaires who create jobs to unicorns Monday on the Senate floor. "Millionaire job creators ...

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Obama Says He'll Walk The Walk On Grinch Threat

AP | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is emphasizing that he would forgo his Hawaiian vacation and stay in Washington for "as long as it takes" Co...

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House Defies Obama Veto Threat On Payroll Tax Cut, Adds 'Poison' Pipeline Provision (UPDATE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner heard President Obama's threat to veto a payroll tax cut if Republicans add a controversial pipeline project,...

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The Payroll Tax Cut Extension, the Republicans and Mitt Romney (et al)

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 02.05.2012

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Extending the current payroll tax cut or holiday for another year is critical, even though there are numerous other complementary, and in some ways more effective, stimulus and job-creation initiatives that should be enacted as well.

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Obama Urges Congress To Extend Payroll Tax Cut

AP | Posted 02.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressured Republicans in Congress on Monday to extend a payroll tax cut, saying the economic recovery is "st...

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