Obama prods GOP on payroll tax cut (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111206/ap_on_bi_ge/us_congress_payroll_tax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111205/capt.442c605b9f934485b1655a218eedc0e7-442c605b9f934485b1655a218eedc0e7-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lv9b4ycqUwYqfOEJAnrpjw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, urging Republican lawmakers to pass the payroll tax cut. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama accepted a move by Senate Democrats to scale back his Social Security payroll tax cut extension on Monday, then prodded Republicans to support it despite a requirement for the very wealthy to pay more taxes.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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