Obama may delay Hawaiian vacation over tax fightBy Ed Henry, CNN Senior White House Correspondent
December 1, 2010 5:25 a.m. EST
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is considering at least a short delay to the start of his holiday vacation in Hawaii so he can try to work out a deal with congressional Republicans on the Bush tax cuts that expire December 31, CNN has learned.
Two senior administration officials tell CNN the White House has been getting signals that the lame duck session of Congress could drag on past December 18, when the president is scheduled to depart for Hawaii.
Obama has privately said he is willing to stay in Washington until Christmas Eve if necessary to finish the contentious debate over taxes, the officials said.
While administration officials do not expect that Obama will have to stay in town until Christmas Eve, which he did last year because of health care reform, they believe there could be a delay of at least a couple of days.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/30/obama.vacation.tax.cuts/index.htmlWOW! What a LEADER! A true MARTYR!
