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Obama rejected Friday
the latest proposal from Republicans in
Congress on a payroll tax cut, saying its costs needed to be offset in
a balanced away and not with budget cuts exempting the rich.[AHEM]
We are open to looking at other ways to pay for this, but they have to
be economically responsible and fair. [News
Max]
"President Obama
will begin a three-state
bus tour. I believe the three states are
confusion, delusion, and desperation. "
—Jay Leno
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The Republican plan paid for it with an
extension of a pay freeze for federal workers, changes to civilian
federal retiree benefits and other reforms, including gradual increases
in Medicare health premiums for the elderly and a clampdown on
assistance to illegal immigrants.
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