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House Republicans Feel the Heat on the Payroll Tax Stalemate
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By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenBanner Image: US President Barack Obama speaks on the payroll tax extension December 22, 2011 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House in Washington, DC. Obama is pressuring Republicans to extend a payroll tax holiday for 160 million Americans for two months. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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