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Jon: so some democrats had to vote against it too, right? >> reporter: well, yes. some had concerns about cutting programs as much as republicans were concerned about raising taxes. in fact, however, a may not, a house may not whip eric cantor says the uncertainty there is typical of the obama administration. he says that uncertainty is holding back the recovery. here's a bit of what he had to say. >> small business people right now are scared that washington's going to raise taxes, very concerned that they're going to have higher costs associated with a health care bill being pushed by this w...

Course that explains to them and reminds them just how serious it is to protect the information. jenna: all right, brian. your secret's safe with me. brian wilson from d.c. >> reporter: all right. jon: at the white house they might be changing their stance on increasing taxes on people who make less than $250,000 a year. some recent comments by president obama, press secretary robert gibbs and other administration officials seem to indicate there's a bit of a shift away from that once rock solid protection of the middle class that candidate obama promise inside the 2008 campaign. wendall goler...

Of gross domestic product to 3%. jon? jon: when all else fails, appointment a commission. i think that's the motto in washington. wendall, thank you. jen jon, you're familiar with this story. happen "happening now" first brought you the story of the barefoot burglar, wanted for robbing stores and steals airplanes, of all things. he's eluded police for nearly two years, and now he may have struck again. the latest on the search for this notorious teenage bandit on the run. plus, we have that major offensive against the taliban delayed once again. are the delays creating a greater risk for the c...

President have so far been unable or unwilling to, but the president's aides say that doesn't mean that mr. obama would go back on his campaign promise not to raise taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. >> the president doesn't believe our economic growth should be predicated on raising taxes on middle class families. but that being said, the president's just not going to get in the game of prejudging the outcome of a commission that, one, hasn't been set up and hasn't met. >> reporter: gibbs notes the president originally wanted congress to form the commission and pupil my it c...

White house. >> reporter: the president's refusal to debt the debt commission he's create to go take tax cuts off the table is not that he supports the tax cuts or would agree to them, he says the commission wants to look at everything as it searches for the best way to reduce the country's $12 trillion debt but republicans say there's a price for that, they say the uncertainty is making businesses reluctant to hire. jon: in the d.c. area, where wendell is, folks are still digging out, but if they work up an appetite, they might be out of luck. stef centanni in upper marlboro, maryland. steve....