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House Dems resigned to tax bill's passage

By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & JAKE SHERMAN | 12/15/10 5:50 PM

• Tax-cut plan clears Senate easily

  By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & JAKE SHERMAN | 12/15/10 5:47 PM

  A final vote on the $858B bill is expected Thursday.

  • Compromise leaves relations frayed

• 'Don't Ask' passes handily in House

  By SCOTT WONG | 12/15/10 6:02 PM
  

• DeMint backs down on START

  By SHIRA TOEPLITZ & MANU RAJU | 12/15/10 4:33 PM

  A procedural vote shows START is within striking distance of ratification.

• DeMint calls votes before Christmas 'sacrilegious'

  By MANU RAJU | 12/15/10 5:42 PM

  The S.C. Republican objects to "Democrats trying to rush through an agenda voters rejected."

• Obama plans 2011 staff makeover

  By CAROL E. LEE & GLENN THRUSH | 12/15/10 12:07 PM

  The changes may be more sweeping than anticipated and could include high-profile hirings.

• 2012 hopefuls challenged by tax deal

  By ALEXANDER BURNS | 12/15/10 7:36 AM

  The compromise to extend the Bush cuts presents a dilemma: how to agree with Obama?

• Poll: D.C. elites down on Sarah Palin

  By ANDY BARR | 12/15/10 9:28 AM
  

• Tax deal stumbles toward final vote

  By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & JAKE SHERMAN | 12/15/10 1:58 PM

  Conservative grumbling signals trouble for John Boehner's deal-making with Barack Obama.

• Tea party leader slams Boehner

  By SIMMI AUJLA | 12/15/10 5:59 PM

  Tea Party Patriots co-founder says Michele Bachman has the background required for Ways and Means.

• Omnibus includes $8B in earmarks

  By SCOTT WONG | 12/15/10 7:34 AM

  The bill contains hundreds of millions for Republican pet projects, despite the party's pork ban.

• 2 CEOs push Obama on net neutrality

  By KIM HART & TONY ROMM | 12/15/10 5:51 PM

  The business leaders tell the president to support the “Open Internet” agreement pending at the FCC.

• The Runyans: D.C. rookies

  By KARIN TANABE | 12/15/10 5:12 AM
  

• Dem budget: $1.1 trillion; 1,900 pages

  By DAVID ROGERS | 12/15/10 11:00 AM

  The bill cuts $26B from President Obama’s 2011 requests, even as it defies earmark bans.

• Deal may unleash corporate cash

  By JOHN MAGGS | 12/15/10 7:13 AM

  The White House hopes to persuade businesses to start spending their $1.9 trillion stockpile.

• Obama's dangerous push on START

  By TRENT FRANKS | 12/15/10 5:41 PM

  Opinion: The president's rush to ratify could compromise America's right to missile defense.

• Poll: 63% favor military tribunals

  By JOSH GERSTEIN | 12/15/10 4:29 PM

  Just 23 percent of Americans think terror suspects should be tried in civilian courts.

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• GOP: Liu, others too liberal

  By ABBY PHILLIP | 12/15/10 10:12 AM

  The Court of Appeals prospect may fall victim to the demands of Senate Republicans.

• Dems battle for House Oversight seat

  By JAKE SHERMAN | 12/15/10 1:54 PM

  Tensions regarding alliances and endorsements run high as Dems fight for the top seat.

• Financial crisis committee in turmoil

  By JOHN MAGGS | 12/15/10 6:29 AM

  Republicans are unhappy that the commission chairman has delayed a report until late January.