NU Online News Service, July 20, 2:47 p.m. EDT 

Senate Democrats last night signaled that they will hold extension of the current estate-tax provisions hostage to higher taxes on the wealthy.

They did so by removing language from a tax bill, S. 3393, slated to hit the Senate floor next week that would restore estate-tax policies to the same level as those in 2009.

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