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visited the white house website. they shared how losing the tax cut would have impacted their daily lives. >> so congress did the right thing here. they listened to the voices of the american people. each side made a few compromises. we passed some important reforms to help turn unemployment insurance into reemployment insurance, so that more people get training and the skills they need to get back in a job. >> the president has promised to sign the bill into law when it hits his desk a little later on this week. the arizona sheriff who was publicly outed by an ex-gay lover and the...

extension that was passed by the senate. today neither side shows any signs of giving in. >> i told the president there's one big reason why we need to do a full year, and that's jobs. a one-year bill like the president requested and like the house produced is simply better for jobs and better for our economy. >> let's enact this bipartisan compromise, however, to eliminate uncertainty for american families and then get right to work on a one-year version. not wait until february. not walk away and hold off until the last minute. got more encouraging news about the job market. the ...

the payroll tax cut. it's set to expire at the end of this year. president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that the white house believes there is only one way for the nation to avoid an increase in the payroll ...

full fledged congressional showdown with a tax hike for millions of americans hanging in the balance. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." this just coming in. our brand new poll numbers hitting pitting president obama against the republican candidate. the survey puts each toe to toe the president and even though the election is still almost 11 months away, the results still troubling for the gop. let's go inside the numbers with ron brownstein of the national journal. thanks very much for coming in. these numbers, hot, they're fresh right now. hypothetical match-ups b...

Americans could see their taxes go up if they don't get a deal. the democratic plan, if you make $50,000 a year you get $1500 tax cut. if you make $200,000 a year, you get at $6,000 tax cut. republicans will give $1,000 tax cut to those making $50,000 a year and $4,000 tax cut to those making 200,000 or greater. for republicans what happened to the argument cutting spending or paying for the things we are covering in washington today? is that argument getting through? >> well, i think in the end that is, what will come down to, because when these tax cuts expire on december 31st, obviously you...