GOP’s anti-tax focus trips Dems in budget war

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by fellow GOP leaders, meets with reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a Republican strategy session. From left are House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virg...

WASHINGTON—Congressional Republicans’ unyielding stand against income tax increases has caught President Barack Obama and his allies off guard, resulting in the spending-cuts-only approach to deficit reduction that Democrats most wanted to avoid.

It also has dimmed hopes f...

Published: 03/06/2013