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Democrat in the senate is urging the house to get this passed. he says they wont be in as good a position to fight it next year when republicans take over. meanwhile, house democrats say theyll bite the bullet on tax breaks for the wealthy but its the estate tax that theyre really frustrated about. republicans say they need to stick to the presidents deal, but democrats say it is excessively generous. they want a separate vote on that. but admit they wont stop the overall deal from passing as a ...

Compromise more palatable to both sides despite the administrations assertions that this was a take it or leave it deal, more has been added. the concessions democrats are getting in favor of agreeing to this deal is more tax cuts. on monday when the senate holds a test vote on the measure, it will include infrastructure of tax credits and alternative energy breaks and including all subsidie subsidies. its expected to easily pass, but that hasnt stopped sanders. he started talk about 10:30 this ...

Former secretary of state colin powell putting his weight behind it. >> this is a huge opportunity for the obama administration. a business say day for the lame duck congress. at the same time were standing by for the national to revisit the ban on gays serving openly in the military. it would begin the repeal of dont ask, dont tell. the house meanwhile, is moving toward a vote on the so-called d.,e.a.m. act, if they enroll in colleges or enlist in the u.s. military and they delayed a vote on wh...

Really scary times, almost two years ago, in the fall of 2008. we were covering this story around the clock. i think america was just watching, you know, worried about their personal financial situation, and here we were waiting to see what congress was going to do as we know they ended up doing the bank bailout at that point, but, yeah. the economy was sitting there on the edge of a cliff and here we are today, this wall street reform bill, which was born out of that, really a democratic backed...

Our experts say shes not a total lost cause and can be saved but first needs intervention. check out our slide show of lindh sees highs and lows on fox 411.com. jane: a lot going on today, courtney, thanks. jon: a fox news alert and call it strike three for senate majority leader harry reid. there has been another vote in the senate, a test vote, if you will, on financial reform, and senator reid lost. the vote, 56-42. it prevents any forward progress on this bill that senator reid was trying to...

But to oppose just even talking about reform in front of the american people and having a legitimate debate, thats not right. the american people deserve an honest debate on this bill. >> i mean, does anyone really believe the people that make harley davidson and snickers bars are responsible for the financial crisis? does anyone think that? then why would we want to punish them in our effort to hold wall street accountable? these are the kind of unintended consequences you get from rushing legi...

Reform. there was another test vote yesterday. failed again. what happens now? >> theres nothing like a little hot seat testimony and some company e-mails exposed that really puts people in a position to look at something and say weve got to act. thats kind of the mood we have here. whats going on is senator chris dodd a democrat, richard shelby a republican keep working on details because republicans say this big reform bill needs to be tweaked. they want to make certain it will do what it sets...

Wendy. hole-in-one. [ male announcer ] accumulate 10 nights. and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. high noon on capitol hill. well hear from senate democrats at 12:00 eastern right before they try a third test vote on financial reform. so far theres no agreement on republican demands to include their amendments in a bipartisan bill. few doubt the senate will pass a broad overhaul bill. republicans are fighting tooth and nail to put their imprint on it. will fin...

Thank you. >> all right. the president, macon, missouri, talking about the economy, talking about alternative fuel. what we think hes got on his mind, however, is a conversation about financial reform, which is an initiative hes trying to get through the senate right now. it passed the house of representatives in december, but the third vote, sort of a test vote, went through again today and failed. and jessica yellin and gloria borger are dealing with this. theyve been talking to me about this....

Down. so, theres some jobs there. hes trying to rebuild the economy step by step. if you take a step back from energy, though, and look at the big picture, i was just talking to a senior white house aide a while ago, saying, look, about a year ago at georgetown university, the president gave a major speech about the economy and laid out four pillars, and one of them was bringing back jobs. they are starting to turn the corner, but still a long way away. but they got the stimulus going and they a...