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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Rod Amis
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by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

This piece is more political analysis than straight news reporting but definitely points to interesting trends for the midterm elections. Well-sourced but presents too little new information in my view.

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