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to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate r.s and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. were hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, its a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, it has the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, which deals with physician reimbursements under medicare. and then it also has...

"outfront" tonight, breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate rs and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. were hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, its a two-month extension, erin. it has unemp...

im erin burnett. breaking news on what matters to all americans watching tonight. the payroll tax. democrats and republicans have been fighting for weeks over how to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senators have been meeting right now, and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. were hoping some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, its a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insuran...

this is important, because its the last day before the iowa caucuses, just 19 days away. and while newt gingrich remains the national front-runner, he has been losing steam. take a look at the latest poll. this is a gallup poll that shows in the beginning of december, just ten days ago, 37% of republican voters say they will pick newt. 22% picked mitt romney. but heres how it looks now. newts number has dropped to 29%. romney, as no doubt hes incredibly frustrated by, remains the same....

hello, everyone. im erin burnett. outfront tonight, the republican candidates for president have just finished debating in iowa. this is important, because its the last day before the iowa caucuses, just 19 days away. and while newt gingrich remains the national front-runner, he has been losing steam. take a look at the latest poll. this is a gallup poll that shows in the beginning of december, just ten days ago, 37% of republican voters say they will pick newt. 22% picked mitt romney....

Patient on medicare to see a doctor if the doctors are going to be paid so much less. martha: right, understood. and we did the doc fix the last time around. this is a question of how to extend it. what is interesting to me is how you want to pay for it. how would you pay for it? >> i agree with the simpson-bowles approach, and its something the president actually supported previously this year. i talked to the president about it at the white house, and its to end some of the subsidies for the w...

Which would allow doctors to continue to see that money and a couple of other elements, including extending unemployment benefits into the new year. what is our idea on a way that would make this work? >> i support this tax relief for working americans. with the issue of the doc fix, lets take a step back and remember that the presidents so-called healthcare law didnt actually fix paying doctors. and we know that the presidents healthcare law took $500 billion away from our seniors who are on me...

here in washington last night, but the real punches were thrown in des moines. >> lets be candid. the only reason you didnt become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> the last thing bibbyi netanyu needs to have is not just a person who is an historian but also someone who is running for president of the united states stand up and say things that create extraordinary tumult in his neighborhood. >> if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the difference. >> ...

19% of them should be, all of them should be deported1 3% in favor of a guest worker program. governor of alabama says he is working to clarify and simplify the tough immigration law. opponents to the measure are welcoming the statement by republican robert bently. federal courts have allowed part of the law to go into effect. other parts are on hold spending the challenges. republicans who feared they may be pinned to the political map by president obama wrestling over a payroll tax cut, execut...

I dont want to be a bad guy. im not hoping that corzine goes to prison. i just want to know whether the law was broken or not, period. >> i think thats fair. >> bill: pinheads in congress want to go home for christmas, all right? i will be home for christmas you can count on me because i havent done anything all year and why should i do anything now? so now the payroll tax is whether its going to be extended or not and working americans need the money. >> sure. >> bill: is it going to get done n...