POSTED: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at 11:53 am

BY: ROBERT B TEUBER

Roughly two weeks ago, President Obama announced that he had reached a compromise with the Republicans in Congress to extend the “Bush tax cuts” passed in 2001 and 2003.

POSTED: Monday, December 20th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After a monthslong blockade, Senate Republicans have agreed to let at least 19 of President Barack Obama’s non-controversial judicial nominees win confirmation in the waning days of the congressional session in exchange for a commitment by Democrats not to seek votes on four others, according to officials [...]