Clinton to meet with Obama Friday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Former president Bill Clinton will meet with President Obama at the White House Friday but the nature of the visit wasn't disclosed, officials said.

Obama is facing strong criticism from within the Democratic party for agreeing to continue Bush administration tax cuts as a means to extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans, The Washington Post reported.

Clinton hasn't spoken publicly about the tax-cut deal Obama reached with congressional Republicans to extend the current tax rates for two years, but the former president faced similar problems with the GOP, the report said.

Clinton is popular with Democrats and his support of the tax-cut agreement could help Obama persuade them to support it.