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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: Business, Benjamin L. Cardin, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Bob Goodlatte
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Christie raises record $6.2 million in N.J. re-election bid
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie has raised a record $6.2 million for his re-election effort as the Republican seeks a second term in November. The amount collected through May 2 is almost as much as the $6.8 million Christie raised in the...Tags: Democratic Party, Political Fundraising, Regional Authority, Washington, DC, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Sandy-struck New Yorkers seek home buyouts
ReutersBy Hilary Russ and Edward Krudy NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Joseph Szczesny's modest Staten Island home was inundated when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast in October. Now six months later, the 63-year-old bridge repairman and his...Tags: Oakwood, Government Aid, Floods, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Rhode Island lawmakers to give gay marriage bill final approval
ReutersBy Edith Honan May 2 (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers were expected to give final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Family
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Business, Benjamin L. Cardin, Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Lobbying
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4/13
Gov. Rick Scott finally embraced Obamacare. Perhaps he took a class from Chris Christie on how to work with President Obama to get things done for his citizens. Margaret Thatcher said, "There is no such thing as public money. There is only taxpayers'...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Rick Scott, U.S. Congress
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: Philosophy, Barack Obama, George W. Bush Presidential Center, George H.W. Bush, Arts and Culture
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Stephen Goldstein: Boston horror shows tea party way off base on taxation
The 1773 Boston Tea Party was a dramatic milestone on the British North American colonies' road to revolt and independence. So, it is only "fitting and proper" that a backlash against the present-day tea party/GOP — hopefully leading to its demise...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, Parties and Movements
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Jobless rates plummet in U.S. states with housing recovery
Reuters(Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in most U.S. states in March from the year before, including California where joblessness fell to a four-year low, as the recovery picked up in places hit hard by the housing downturn. Federal data released on...Tags: Productivity, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Letters: The GOP's fresh faces
Re "The GOP's fantasy lineup," Opinion, April 7 It is hard to understand why political pundits talk about the demise of the Republican Party when it has such a strong group of future young leaders, as mentioned in Doyle McManus' column. To wit: Kentucky...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Marco Rubio, Joe Biden, Paul Ryan
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Hollywood Cooking Up Major Presence at White House Correspondents Dinner
ReutersApr 22 (TheWrap.com) - A year after Tom Brokaw criticized the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and its related social events as being too "glittering" and suggested it could be worsening the public's impression of journalists, the dinner...Tags: Arianna Huffington, Journalism, Julie Bowen, Gabby Douglas, Justin Bartha
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OK Gov., we know, we know: jobs and education
If I were an advisor to Gov. Rick Scott, which I am not, I would give him a bit of advice, which he surely doesn't want. Gov, I would say, you probably know your popularity ratings are low. We're talking subterranean. We're talking a few points below...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Rick Scott, Politics
May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 5, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 13, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2013
|Story| Wrap
Apr 21, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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