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Obama facing tough sell in own party on tax deal
Posted: 12.08.2010 at 1:20 PM
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House members and staff head into the House democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill.   / AP photo
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected claims that he betrayed Democrats by cutting a deal with Republicans on Bush-era tax cuts and implored his party to back the compromise, arguing it could jump-start the economy.

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