Also: California residents return to neighborhood leveled by gas explosion.
Rep. John BoehnerFrom The New York Times:
WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader, John A. Boehner, on Sunday opened the door to a compromise on the contentious issue of the Bush-era tax cuts, saying he would vote to maintain lower rates for families earning less than $250,000 even if President Obama and Democrats insisted on ending the cuts for wealthier Americans.
With Congress returning to Washington this week, Mr. Boehner’s decision is likely to reframe both the final intense weeks on Capitol Hill before the elections and the fall campaign, in which embattled Democrats have planned to paint Republicans as obstructionists favoring the rich over the middle class.
» Read the full story: House G.O.P. Leader Signals He’s Open to Obama Tax Cut [The New York Times]
» Tax cuts to occupy returning Congress [The Washington Post]
In other news:
» Residents return to San Bruno neighborhood devastated by fireball [San Jose Mercury News]
» Hurricane Igor now a Category 4, may strengthen [The Associated Press]
» Bomb Threat Interrupts Political Gathering; Linda McMahon In Attendance [The Hartford Courant]