Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Repub­li­cans on Thurs­day caved to demands by Pres­i­dent Barack Obama, con­gres­sional Democ­rats and fel­low Repub­li­cans for a short-term renewal of pay­roll tax cuts for all work­ers. The break­through almost cer­tainly spares work­ers an aver­age $20 a week tax increase Jan. 1.