Congress bickers toward year-end compromise (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_on_bi_ge/us_congress_payroll_tax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111201/capt.9cf0fd5cd70743cb94d749eca1cb6e8d-9cf0fd5cd70743cb94d749eca1cb6e8d-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=HRGnWsdddkVv5_LDFUp1CA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republicans and Democrats bickered and blustered Thursday toward eventual compromise legislation extending expiring Social Security payroll tax cuts and long-term jobless benefits through 2012, each seeking political advantage for elections almost a year distant.</p><br clear="all"/>

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