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The White House refused to say Tuesday whether President Barack Obama would sign into law an extension of payroll tax cuts that is not paid for, as the top Senate Republican predicted lawmakers eventually would reach an agreement to prevent taxes from increasing on 160 million Americans.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether pharmaceutical sales representatives can bill their employers for overtime, a case that could affect the pay of tens of thousands of people.

Senate Democrats are advancing President Barack Obama's plan to cut every worker's payroll taxes in half next year paid for by a 3.25 percent tax surcharge on the very wealthy.

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Just as the U.S. economy is making progress despite Europe's turmoil, here come two new threats.

New England will continue to experience a slow economic recovery until well into 2013 due in part to weaknesses in the national and global economies, an economic forecaster said Thursday.