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It Took Obama Three Years to Change His Mind

Cartoonist Steve Breen on Obama's empty promise.

By John Hudson

Feb 15, 2012

Republicans Begrudgingly Fold on the Payroll Tax

They're not happy about it but Republicans are set to join Democrats in adding $100 billion to the deficit for a 10-month payroll tax holiday.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 14, 2012

Republicans Near Deal That Would End Payroll Tax and Jobless Benefits Fights

House and Senate leaders could reach a deal tonight on extending the payroll tax cut, jobless benefits, and the Medicare reimbursement rate, The Hill's Bernie Becker reports.

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By John Hudson

Feb 14, 2012

Boehner Faces Another Revolt from House Republicans

House Speaker John Beohner's plan to extend the payroll tax cut without paying for it has inflamed some rank-and-file Republicans, and Senate Democrats are adding fuel to the fire.

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By Dino Grandoni

Dec 22, 2011

Chart of the Day

The Cities Most Thankful for the Payroll Tax Deal

By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 22, 2011

Gingrich Is Looming Over the Payroll Tax Fight

Newt Gingrich has had his hand in just about every single issue being debated in the 2012 presidential race -- health care and the the housing crisis, most obviously, but also in this week's payroll tax fight.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 22, 2011

The White House Finds Out $40 Is a Depressing Number

To break down the payroll tax cut and the repercussions of the stalemate into simpler terms, the White House took to Twitter and asked the masses what $40 meant to them and came away with sad snapshots of American life in 2011.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 22, 2011

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Republican Math Doesn't Really Make Sense at the Moment

Cartoonist Tom Toles on Boehner's holiday plans.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 21, 2011

Barack Obama Shops for Christmas Gifts Just Like You Do

If Sasha, Malia and the First Dog Bo want to know what they're getting for Christmas, all they have to do is read Twitter.

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By John Hudson

Dec 20, 2011

House and Senate Republicans Are Now Openly Trashing Each Other

The payroll tax debate in Congress is violating Reagan's famous Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

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By Adam Martin and Dino Grandoni

Dec 20, 2011

House Rejects Payroll Tax Cut Extension

A bill to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that Republicans opposed failed in the House Tuesday on a 229-to-193 vote.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 20, 2011

Who Will Blink Next in the Payroll Tax Fight?

The House and Senate are drawing lines in the sand on the contentious payroll tax cut, with both sides saying that will refuse to negotiate until their opponents give them what they want.

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By John Hudson

Dec 19, 2011

Boehner Has Lost Control of House Republicans, Again

House Speaker John Boehner says House Republicans are united against a Senate bill to extend the payroll tax holiday but that may be the only way the majority in Congress's lower chamber is unified.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 18, 2011

Did Boehner Deep-Six the Payroll Tax Deal?

A bipartisan Senate approved a two-month extension of the current payroll tax cut on Saturday, but House Speaker John Boehner says the House won't go along.

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By John Hudson

Dec 16, 2011

Government Shutdown Averted

With 27 hours to go, Congressional leaders signed off on a $1 trillion spending bill late Thursday night to avoid a government shutdown.

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By John Hudson

Dec 15, 2011

Dems Cave on Millionaire Surtax

It was a key Democratic demand but party leaders abandoned a surtax on millionaires to finance a payroll tax holiday Wednesday night in return for, well, nothing, as of yet.

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By John Hudson

Dec 14, 2011

Government Shutdown Looms as Payroll Tax Talks Stall

The federal government has begun preparing again for a government shutdown as stalled negotiations over a payroll tax holiday prevent a spending bill from advancing in Congress.

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By John Hudson

Dec 13, 2011

GOP Finally Stands Up for the 99% by Slashing Food Stamps for the 1%

Forget the "Welfare Queens" of the 1980s, the GOP has a new scapegoat of government excess: Welfare Millionaires.

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By John Hudson

Dec 13, 2011

Obama Raises the Stakes on the Payroll Tax Impasse

A risky decision by President Obama to connect the fate of a payroll tax break and an omnibus spending bill will be tested today as the Republican-controlled House votes on the payroll tax proposal.

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By John Hudson

Dec 12, 2011

The Remaining Sticking Points on a Payroll Tax Deal

On television, lawmakers in both parties are projecting confidence that a deal to extend a payroll tax break will be reached by year's end but a number of significant disputes remain unresolved.

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By John Hudson

Dec 9, 2011