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Obama Tax-Cut Deal with GOP Faces Opposition from House Dems
House Democrats say they won't let President Obama make what they call "another mistake," and they've voted to hold up his deal with Republicans. Where does that leave tax cuts, unemployment benefits and the President's leadership? Also, cyber-protestors step up attacks in support of WikiLeaks, and China and the Nobel Peace Prize.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenHouse Democrats say they won't let President Obama make what they call "another mistake," and they've voted to hold up his deal with Republicans. Where does that leave tax cuts, unemployment benefits and the President's leadership? Also, cyber-protestors step up attacks in support of WikiLeaks. On Reporter's Notebook, China has promoted a boycott of the Nobel Peace Prize, but its own Confucius Peace Prize was a PR disaster.
Banner image: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd L) and others walk to a caucus of House Democrats on Capitol Hill December 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images
