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The republicans, like john boehner, had said for weeks and months, you've got to t extend l of the tax cuts. for the rich, the middle class, everyone, for at least a couple more years. bottom line, yesterday john boehner signaled the first time he might be able to swallow jt moving forward on the middle class tax cuts, essentially, letting the cuts for the rich set ide for now. a big development -- >> that's how i would have interpreted it. i know a lot about the business side. how does a guy like you knows about the politics of this feels about this somewhere play the john boehner kplip a sec...

We want jobs in america. >> the implication there, ed is that if he didn't have to vote for just extending them for the middle class he would want to do something else. or if thepeaker of the house after an election. look at a recent poll thatat cn that they did. the question should tax cuts contin for all americans? only 13% of democrats think so. 34% of independents think so -- a different poll. look at this one anyway. 31% think they should continue for all americans like john boehner says. 51% thinks they should continue for those households earning less than $250,000. that's what obama is...

Small business is the growth engine ofco jobs in this countr. do they get eleaf? in the meantime, seniorhite house correspondent ed henry joins me to talk about taxes, politics, a stubborn economy and an election. ed? >> reporter: rig. as you lay that out, the new development here this morning, this afternoon is that this white house feels that over th weekend it sort of was a boehner blink if you will. the house republican leader sort of shifted his position. he was on cbs yesterday and was basically saying th he could support just moving forward on extending the bush taxuts for the middle cl...

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