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WASHINGTON MarketWatch - House Republicans are set to accept a short-term payroll-tax cut bill, reports said Thursday, potentially ending a stalemate that threatens to raise taxes on 160 million workers come Jan. 1.

MarketWatch.com - Software Industry News 2011

The deal also appeared to solidify House Speaker John Boehner's shift in leadership strategy, signaled at the end of the last year when he forced a short-term payroll-tax extension on his fractious rank and file.

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"I think it would surprise us all how quickly optimism could return if the relation between the parties could improve," said Mr. Cantor, who called the payroll-tax break "certainly part of the mix."

Obama's Bid to Spur Growth Carol E. Lee 2011

SM: You don't support an extension of the so-called payroll-tax holiday -- which reduced the amount of Social Security taxes that workers pay by 2 percent.

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SM: You don't support an extension of the so-called payroll-tax holiday -- which reduced the amount of Social Security taxes that workers pay by 2 percent.

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"I think it would surprise us all how quickly optimism could return if the relation between the parties could improve," said Mr. Cantor, who called the payroll-tax break "certainly part of the mix."

WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner R., Ohio said Sunday he opposes the two-month extension of payroll-tax breaks and unemployment benefits approved by the Senate, throwing into doubt the prospects of a quick fix to the year-end partisan dispute.

Boehner Opposes Two-Month Extension to Payroll-Tax Cut Tom Barkley 2011

"What gives you confidence that the payroll-tax cut will be extended for a full year, and that 160 million Americans will get that tax cut next year when they and the economy need it, is the fact that there was a bipartisan compromise," Mr. Sperling said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Nation."

Boehner Opposes Two-Month Extension to Payroll-Tax Cut Tom Barkley 2011

WASHINGTON—Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday struggled to make progress on renewing an expiring payroll-tax cut, pointing to a bumpy road ahead if Congress is to act before its target adjournment date for the year of next Friday.

Latest Payroll-Tax Plans Fail to Gain Traction Kristina Peterson 2011

Boehner ruled out approval of a Senate deal to extend the payroll-tax cut by two months after rank-and-file House Republicans rebelled.

What's News: World-Wide 2011