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Dec 13

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Tax Cuts Bill Could Clear Congress by Week’s End

Most senators voted Monday to end debate on President Obama's tax cut deal with Republicans and hold a full vote. Jeffrey Brown tracks the latest developments and looks ahead to the challenges the bill faces in the House.

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Dec 13

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Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny?

In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden…

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Dec 10

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Shields, Brooks on Tax-Cut Deal, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political stories with Jim Lehrer, including President Obama's tax-cut deal with the GOP and the likelihood of the Senate approving the New START treaty and a repeal of the military's…

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Dec 10

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Obama’s Tax-Cut Deal With GOP Appears to Gain Momentum

Jim Lehrer recaps the latest developments in the battle in Washington over whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts -- and for whom.

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Dec 09

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News Wrap: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Fails in Senate

In other news Tuesday, an attempt to repeal the military's don't ask, don't tell policy fell three votes shy of advancing in the Senate, but proponents have vowed another attempt in the coming weeks.

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Dec 09

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Pelosi, House Democrats Balk at Tax Cuts Deal, Seek Changes

House Democrats dug in against President Obama's tax-cut compromise with the GOP, taking a non-binding vote Thursday not to bring the bill before the full House without some significant changes. If no bill is passed, taxes will go up in…

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Dec 09

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Outgoing Sens. Bayh, Bennett: Political Extremes Are Out of Touch

As the lame-duck Congress faces impasse on several important legislative issues, Jim Lehrer talks to outgoing Sens. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Bob Bennett, R-Utah, about the necessity and perils of compromise -- the often-touted, sometimes-practiced concept in Washington.

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Dec 08

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DREAM Act’s Merits, Drawbacks and Future Debated

Congress is set to vote on the DREAM Act, which would give undocumented immigrants who enter the U.S. before the age of 16 a path to legal standing via college or military service. Judy Woodruff leads a debate between Angela…

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Dec 08

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Obama Steps Up Pressure on Tax Cuts Deal, Citing Economy’s Needs

After President Obama's announcement of a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits, some Democrats are threatening to filibuster the deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the latest round of volleys on Capitol Hill with Political Editor David Chalian.

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Dec 07

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Krugman: Obama’s Tax-Cut Defense ‘Enormously Self-Indulgent’

President Obama held a news conference Tuesday in which he defended his decision to compromise with Republicans on tax-cut extensions for all, in order to extend unemployment benefits. To discuss the economic and political impact of the plan, economist Paul…

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