Enthusiasm for tax cuts dwindling as concerns for deficit grow

WASHINGTON -- Support for tax cuts -- a signature campaign issue for congressional Republicans -- is waning on Capitol Hill, with the GOP-led Congress reaching its Independence Day recess with no tax-trimming victories to tout in home districts.

Senate majority leader Bill Frist last week was forced to withdraw a measure to cut the estate tax, which foes derisively call the ``death tax," because there was not enough support for it.

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by Michael H. Margolin - Jul. 13, 2006

While the story does not go to "the other side" it does present what seems to be a reasonable balance among Republicans and what is happending on their side of the aisle. The focus may exclude the big picture but still it seems to be good information of one part.

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