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    Obama Defends His Tax-Cut Compromise

    After fuming yesterday about the "sanctimonious" left of his own party, President Obama dispatched Vice President Biden to Capitol Hill today to talk with angry Democrats.  After meeting with the President of Poland, Mr. Obama answered questions about his tax cut deal with Republicans. Michael Crowley is senior correspondent at Time magazine.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After fuming yesterday about the "sanctimonious" left of his own party, President Obama dispatched Vice President Biden to Capitol Hill today to talk with angry Democrats. After meeting with the President of Poland, Mr. Obama answered questions about his tax cut deal with Republicans. Michael Crowley is senior correspondent at Time magazine.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Arrest of Julian Assange and What It Means for WikiLeaks
    1. 0:00Obama Defends His Tax-Cut CompromiseYou’re reading this
    2. 7:35Sex, WikiLeaks and the Law
    3. 46:14Senate Impeaches Louisiana Judge
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