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Congressional Democrats made their first proposal on one of the more contentious elements of the payroll tax cut package with an offer to trim maximum U.S. unemployment benefits by six weeks.

Members of the House-Senate Conference Committee discuss payroll tax cuts during a meeting on Feb.

Speaker John Boehner wrote off Senate Democrats' proposal, blaming President Barack Obama, who he says will not allow the chamber's Democrats to negotiate in good faith.

By Frank Bumb - Talks between Democratic and Republican lawmakers about how to fund the extension of the payroll tax cut beyond this month became tense at several points Tuesday.

Following Congressman Kevin Brady's appearance on The George Jarkesy Radio Show, George Jarkesy penned an opinion piece on Mr.

On Tuesday, Reps. Louise Slaughter and Tim Walz, authors of the House version of the STOCK Act, called on Members to pass the legislation.

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Texas Rep. Kevin Brady thinks that the Federal Reserve should concentrate on fixing "what they can control" - inflation- rather than "what they can't control, which is unemployment." "I think the problem is this dual-mandate," the Republican from The Woodlands said in an interview on Bloomberg TV.

A drop in the unemployment rate is always good economic news, but those of all political stripes say .. it's not as good as it looks.

Unemployment went DOWN to 8.3%! Pop a cork, the great recession is over! Depends on who you talk to.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood , which provides abortion and birth control services, a move that had thrust the world's largest breast cancer charity into a deeply politicized controversy.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Montana Democrat , and Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, confer during a meeting of the payroll-tax conferees Wednesday.

Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1,000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year.

Lawmakers on Wednesday sparred over GOP-backed reforms of jobless benefits, such as drug testing and GED requirements illustrating the gap among negotiators as they face a tightening deadline to extend those benefits and the payroll tax holiday.

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President Obama is to propose an overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax system. The proposal is expected be released at around the same time as the fiscal year 2013 budget in mid February.

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In an interview with Good Morning America hostA George Stephanopoulos Wednesday morning, Vice President Joe Biden passed on an opportunity to call former House Speaker Newt Gingrich out over his overtly racial politicking.

We're still getting over last night's SOTU: Obama told the most cringe worthy joke ever, the GOP respondent - Mitch something-or-other - gave what appeared to be a Republican webinar , John Kerry was sporting two black eyes and Kevin Brady couldn't stop tweeting negative talking points .

Eye of the tiger: President Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday where he'll be "risin' up to the challenge" of his rivals.