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Obama Signing $860 Billion Tax Cut Bill [LIVE STREAM]

President Barack Obama is set to sign an $860 billion tax bill that made its way through the House Thursday. The measure will, among other things, extend the Bush-era tax cuts and spend $57 billion on unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans. (For more on the legislation, see "Obama's $860 Billion Tax Deal: By the...

Opinion: So Who's Holding the Unemployed Hostage Now?

(Dec. 10) -- With Democrats threatening to block the Obama/Republican compromise on Bush-era tax cuts, does that mean they're the ones now holding the unemployed hostage until they get their way? That was, after all, the charge Democrats and others had often lodged against Republicans. Examples: Earlier this month,...

Why Being Loathed by Democrats Is a Good Thing for Obama

(Dec. 9) -- Democrats are blasting the White House over tax cuts, but President Barack Obama's advisers say the criticism could actually bolster his efforts to walk a bipartisan line, which will be crucial for his 2012 re-election bid. Today, House Democrats showed just how unhappy they are with Obama's current tax plan...

Bernie Sanders Goes Viral Over Tax-Cut Deal [VIDEOS]

(Dec. 7) -- Suddenly, he's everywhere. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated Monday that he may seek to filibuster the new deal struck between President Barack Obama and Republicans over keeping the Bush tax cuts in place for the wealthiest Americans in exchange for a 13-month extension of...

Jobless Benefits Cutoff Begins for 2 Million Americans

(Dec. 1) -- Nearly 2 million Americans start to lose their extended unemployment benefits today, leaving people without jobs struggling to hold on to their housing and feed their families while facing a somber holiday season without money for presents and festivities. Work has dried up for Shawn Slonsky, a union...