Obama Takes Liberal Heat for His Tax-Cut Compromise

President Barack Obama has cut a deal with Republicans to extend Bush-era tax cuts for two years and unemployment benefits for 13 months. But the plan is already drawing fire from Obama’s own liberal supporters.
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IRS Seeks Recipients for $164.6 Million in Tax Refunds

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for about 112,000 people who are due a combined total of $164.6 million in tax refunds. The tax agency said the average refund check was about 28% larger than it was a year ago.
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U.S. Budget Deficit Was Smaller Than Predicted in October

The U.S. government started the new fiscal year on the right foot, posting $140.4 billion deficit in October, the first month of the new fiscal year. That was substantially lower than the $148 billion deficit that had been fore…