Politics/Economy News Alert: Senate approves plan to preserve middle-class tax cuts

	Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:12:06 PM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Senate approves plan to preserve middle-class tax cuts The Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a plan to preserve tax cuts for the middle class while letting them expire for the wealthy, a powerful if largely symbolic victory for Democrats who have been pressing to raise taxes on the rich for more than a decade. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Or visit washingtonpost.com/politics. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy