Expected defeats come as negotiators work on compromise
(NEWSER) - In a largely symbolic move, Senate Democrats tried unsuccessfully today to push through two measures related to the Bush tax cuts. The first would have extended the expiring cuts to individuals making less than $200,000 a year, and the second would have hit millionaires, reports the Wall Street Journal . Neither got the 60 votes necessary to advance, with Democrats hoping the defeats set them up as defenders of the middle class and the GOP as defenders of the rich. More»
