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WASHINGTON — In a sharp challenge to the GOP, on Monday proposed paying for his costly new jobs plan with tax hikes that have already rejected, and he accused them of political motives if they still refuse to go along. “The only thing that’s stopping it is politics,” Obama said. The president’s proposal drew criticism from House Speaker (R-), who’d previously responded in cautious but somewhat receptive tones to the $447-billion jobs plan made up of tax cuts and new spending Obama first proposed in an address to Congress on Thursday. “It would be fair to say this tax increase on job creators is the kind of proposal both parties have opposed in the past. We remain eager to work together on…
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