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While the fate of the payroll tax extension is still uncertain on Capitol Hill this week, at least some Americans can look forward to tax breaks at the state level when 2012 rolls around.

Congress has a way of waiting to the very last minute to resolve big issues, so December is usually a busy month on Capitol Hill.

This year will be no exception. But next year? Next year will be no exception on steroids.

Debt reduction may be consuming Capitol Hill these days, but lawmakers have a number of pricey budget decisions to make before the year's out.

In a time of high unemployment, slow growth and record debt, there's been a renewed push by many on Capitol Hill to give companies a tax break if they bring their foreign profits home.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was back on Capitol Hill Thursday, warning that failure by Congress to raise the debt ceiling would be "a calamitous outcome."

Elizabeth Warren faced another round of tough questioning about the consumer financial protection bureau at a House hearing on Thursday, her third trip to Capitol Hill this year.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke heads to Capitol Hill this week in the center of many storms swirling around Washington and Wall Street.

Gas prices sit near $4 a gallon. And guess what? Oil execs are heading to Washington to testify before Congress.

They're scrambling on Capitol Hill to deflect accusations that Islamabad was complicit in giving Osama bin Laden refuge.

So what's the elevator pitch?

Facing off against some of his toughest critics on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers they need a "credible program" to reduce the nation's growing deficit.