WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's sweeping tax cut compromise with opposition Republicans cleared a final hurdle in the House of Representatives - an uncommon show of bipartisanship after years of political warfare.
Angered by what they saw as overgenerous breaks for the wealthy, liberal House Democrats had threatened to unravel Obama's deal, announced just 10 days earlier, to avert scheduled Jan. 1 tax increases and renew jobless benefits for victims of the worst recession in 80 years.
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