LATEST ON THE PAYROLL TAX CUTS

(The Hill) -- TheHill.com reports House Speaker John Boehner said yesterday "that lawmakers have 'an agreement in principle' to extend the payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and the Medicare 'doc fix,' but cautioned that 'there are a lot of details that have yet to be worked out.'"  GOP leaders hope for "a House vote by the end of the week," but "some rank-and-file Republicans have decried the idea of adding $100 billion to the deficit."

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