Are you asserting that the extension of the cut would actually make the economy better, or are you just saying that allowing it to expire would make the economy worse?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So Scott, are you just saying that this one day - we're going to say conference with a very little C - is more of a photo op, that all the decisions would have been made beforehand?

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And I'm just wondering, are you saying that if you get the jobs bill that you think the jobs growth can be stronger than that, or does it already assume that?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

And are you saying now that he is willing to look at just amending that treaty and not throwing it out completely?

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All Bagehot can report is that some of the Tories from whom you would least expect it are saying just what Mr Hague says.

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