First cracks in GOP stance on higher tax rates
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. The president said he believes that members of both parties can reach a framework on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas. The presidential seal in on the wall in the background. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
