MEETING IN THE MIDDLE: Republican leadership says it is
willing to meet Democrats halfway on several important year-end measures,
including a payroll tax holiday and several funding bills: Jake
Sherman for POLITICO: GOP gets ready to say
'yes'
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BOEHNER TO OBAMA: HELP STOP DEFENSE CUTS: Speaker John Boehner said the President has a responsibility to help stop the automatic defense cuts from kicking in 2013. Hyper-partisanship and Super Committee failure has led to this situation: Russell Berman and Erik Wasson for The Hill: Boehner: Mr. President, help stop the automatic cuts to Defense spending
BIPARTISAN DETAINEE BILL: A bipartisan bill dealing with detainees accused of terrorism passed the Senate 99 to one: David M. Drucker for Roll Call: Senate Agrees to Compromise on Detainees
RAISING REVENUES WITHOUT TAXES: Republican Sen. Tom Coburn thinks its time to end "welfare for the wealthy." We can raise revenue by cutting tax benefits for yachts. Are solutions in the air? Senator Tom Coburn for CNN: Opinion: End welfare for the wealthy
8.6 PERCENT? STATASTIC: According to the November jobs report, the unemployment rate has fallen from 9 percent to 8.6 percent. Now we need Congress to start working to further improve confidence in the market: Josh Boak for POLITICO: Unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent
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BOEHNER TO OBAMA: HELP STOP DEFENSE CUTS: Speaker John Boehner said the President has a responsibility to help stop the automatic defense cuts from kicking in 2013. Hyper-partisanship and Super Committee failure has led to this situation: Russell Berman and Erik Wasson for The Hill: Boehner: Mr. President, help stop the automatic cuts to Defense spending
BIPARTISAN DETAINEE BILL: A bipartisan bill dealing with detainees accused of terrorism passed the Senate 99 to one: David M. Drucker for Roll Call: Senate Agrees to Compromise on Detainees
RAISING REVENUES WITHOUT TAXES: Republican Sen. Tom Coburn thinks its time to end "welfare for the wealthy." We can raise revenue by cutting tax benefits for yachts. Are solutions in the air? Senator Tom Coburn for CNN: Opinion: End welfare for the wealthy
8.6 PERCENT? STATASTIC: According to the November jobs report, the unemployment rate has fallen from 9 percent to 8.6 percent. Now we need Congress to start working to further improve confidence in the market: Josh Boak for POLITICO: Unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent


