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Senate to vote on Democratic tax cut plans
Their defeat on the Senate floor is predictable and the speeches have the ring of the recent campaign season. Read more »
Senate sets votes on two proposals to extend tax cuts
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats defended their plan for weekend votes on two proposals that would extend Bush-era tax cuts only for middle-income taxpayers while... Read more »
Harry Reid pushes bill to allow for online gambling
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing behind the scenes for lame-duck legislation that would allow poker games over the Internet but restrict initial licenses... Read more »
Republicans seize on unemployment rate hike
With unemployment rising, incoming House Speaker John Boehner vowed Friday that Republicans will show the way toward extending tax cuts in 2011 if the outgoing... Read more »
Senate plans weekend votes on Democratic tax plans
A deal to extend expiring tax cuts for all taxpayers is starting to take shape even as Senate Democrats plan weekend votes on bills that would let the tax cuts for the... Read more »
Negotiators work on tax deal as House passes bill
The House passed a bill Thursday to extend middle class tax cuts while letting those for the wealthy expire, even as talks continued on extending them all. Read more »
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