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business" on msnbc. hi think, everyone. i'm j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice for your business to grow. it's been up and down for small business owners. there's positive news for the new year. business optimism rose 1.8 points, the highest level since february. it showed an increase in small business owner who is expect sales to increase and those expecting to hire. it was a political football in 2011 with president obama pushing his small business jobs plan and supporting small business saturday. his political opponents raised issues affec...

business" on msnbc. hi think, everyone. i'm j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice for your business to grow. it's been up and down for small business owners. there's positive news for the new year. business optimism rose 1.8 points, the highest level since february. it showed an increase in small business owner who is expect sales to increase and those expecting to hire. it was a political football in 2011 with president obama pushing his small business jobs plan and supporting small business saturday. his political opponents raised issues affec...

live in washington. the dramatic standoff over the payroll tax cut ended with the we werer shortly after 10:00 this morning when given the chance to object to the senate bill freshman house republicans kept quiet and let it pass. earlier today senate majority leader harry reid couldn't help taking a jab at the conservatives who had led the fight. >> i hope this congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are newer to this body. everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. >> nbc's mike joins us from the white house and mike is nbc's pol...

live in washington. the dramatic standoff over the payroll tax cut ended with the we werer shortly after 10:00 this morning when given the chance to object to the senate bill freshman house republicans kept quiet and let it pass. earlier today senate majority leader harry reid couldn't help taking a jab at the conservatives who had led the fight. >> i hope this congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are newer to this body. everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. >> nbc's mike joins us from the white house and mike is nbc's pol...

blow-back, i would say sharp analysis as far as what it really means on the ending the war in iraq and whether it's worth it, quote, unquote. as he continues to highlight his end, is it potentially hazardous insofar as it reminds americans, again, of the war and the treasure lost and the blood sacrificed and so on and so forth and the fact that the country itself remains unstable today? >> there's a lot of people out there that supported him and me including. i was just pulling out and i wish he would have left 30,000 or 40,000 troops in iraq. for me personally i wish he would have m...