Obama tax cuts senate

• WASHINGTON -- The partisan wrestling on tax issues took an odd turn in the Senate Wednesday as Republicans objected to a vote on President Barack Obamas plan for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000.
(Huffington Post)
• In a day of political maneuvering, Democrats and then Republicans took turns blocking a quick Senate vote on President Barack Obamas proposal to extend expiring tax cuts for a year on everyone but the highest-earning Americans.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• Republicans and Democrats in the Senate both say they're eager to vote on President Obama's plan to extend tax cuts for most Americans and raise rates on the wealthy - but they can't seem to agree on how or when to hold the vote.
(Washington Times)
• (CNN) - Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine of Virginia, who once headed the Democratic National Committee, disagreed with President Barack Obama on the presidents call to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for households making under $250,000 per year.
(CNN)
• The move would allow immediate Senate votes on the issue. Republicans proposed a vote to extend the tax cuts for all income levels, as they favor, along with a vote on allowing the cuts to expire on income above $250,000, as Obama proposed.
(Washington Post)
• Senate Democrats today blocked a vote on President Obama's own tax plan.
(ABC News)
• The headlines today from right-wing media are that Senate Democrats are opposed to President Obamas tax cut plan and are blocking a vote on it.
(DAILY KOS)