Lawmakers Weigh U.S. Payroll Tax Cut Extension

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said he would add language expediting approval of a Canadian oil pipeline to a proposal being considered in the Senate that would extend a payroll tax cut for two months. Some Democrats have opposed language addressing the Keystone XL pipeline because of environmental ...

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