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House Speaker John Boehner agrees to stop-gap accord on payroll tax holiday, jobless benefits

By Bobby Caina Calvan

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 22, 2011

Under pressure to avoid a prolonged political showdown with Democrats, House Speaker John Boehner agreed today to a deal that would extend jobless benefits to the long-term unemployed and prevent taxes from rising for 160 million working Americans.

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