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Barack Obama signs controversial tax bill

Barack Obama - Move angers liberals
Barack Obama - Move angers liberals

US President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill extending Bush-era tax cuts and other benefits based on a deal he brokered with Republicans that angered liberals.

‘This is real money that is going to make a real difference in peoples' lives,’ he said at a ceremony to sign the bill at the White House.

The announcement was attended by congressional leaders from both the Republican and Democratic parties.