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...bill, the Republicans are only 11 votes short of those needed to overcome a veto (it is unclear what form an upcoming Senate bill will take). In the long run, however, this GOP victory may play right into Democrats' campaign plans, says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "The Democrats are thrilled to have the Republicans sign something like this tax cut," he explains. Reason: It gives Dems a golden opportunity to paint the GOP as having a disregard for the middle class...
...slimmer $22 billion price tag, was geared toward providing "targeted" estate tax relief for family farmers and small business owners. And where would the extra $88 billion provided for in the GOP plan end up? In the bank vaults of America's wealthiest families. In other words, says Branegan, everyone involved in this debate was out to please someone. "The Democrats wanted a cut that would benefit Democrats, and the Republicans were pushing for a plan that would appeal to their core constituents," he says. "Namely, the rich...
...Democrats believe that you cannot be a majority party as long as you're anti-trade," says TIME Washington correspondent Jay Branegan. "People like free trade. But most of the party's members still need labor's support to get reelected." Republican leaders, meanwhile, have fulfilled one of their party's more popular and lucrative destinies - as the party of trade and business - and looked smart for knowing when to get along with the chief executive. As for all the promises of how free trade with China will breed capitalism, democracy and world peace, it'll be decades before sensible...
...bill, declaring "our greatest export is freedom." And Alan Greenspan pitched in with economic arguments on Thursday. But after the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee both tipped overwhelmingly in favor of granting China permanent status as a normal trading partner, TIME Washington correspondent Jay Branegan says it's hard-core liberal Democrat Charles Rangel who may deserve much of the credit if the administration's cherished bill carries the day. "Rangel is the ranking Democrat on Ways and Means, the most powerful committee in Congress," he says. "His record is strong enough with Big Labor...
...Democrats are still solidly against, and enough GOPers are hung up on human rights and nuclear secrets to keep the White House in suspense on whether it'll meet its target of 150 Republicans and 70 Democrats to ensure passage in the House next week. A suspense, says Branegan, that Republicans are in no hurry to dispel. "The White House believes that the Republican vote-counters are holding back their true numbers," he says. "The lower their count is, the more Demorats the White House has to lean on to get to 218. Those confrontations create bad blood, bruises, divisions...