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Monday, December 10, 2012  The Obama-Boehner meeting Sunday was the first between just the two leaders since Election Day.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Members of Grass Roots Organizing, or GRO, performed a play in Columbia to launch their “Who Pays?” campaign.

Monday, September 13, 2010  President Barack Obama claims it's still a "wrestling match," but with Senate Republicans in uniform opposition, his plan to raise taxes on wealthier people while preserving cuts for everyone else appears increasingly likely to founder before Election Day.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."

Thursday, September 02, 2010  Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming elections, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire.