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Obama renews call for holding down middle class tax rates
President Barack Obama revitalized his push for holding down middle class tax rates Monday, calling on Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 a year. In a White House statement delivered while...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Business, Credit Ratings, Barack Obama
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FACT CHECK: Looming tax hike not the biggest ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are calling it "Taxmageddon," the big tax increase awaiting nearly every American family at the end of the year, when a long list of tax cuts is scheduled to expire unless Congress acts. It would be, GOP leaders in...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Business, World War II (1939-1945), Mitt Romney, Politics
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Republicans and Democrats fight over how to extend lower interest rate for students
Daily American Staff WriterWithout congressional action interest rates on a federal student loan program utilized by 7.5 million students in the United States will double July 1. In 2007 Congress passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which reduced the fixed rate...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Mark Critz, Money and Monetary Policy
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Former Gov. Ed Rendell: Why we're wusses.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn case you missed it, this ran in The Grown-Up Paper over the weekend. In the final days of December 2010, as he prepared to put a cap on two terms as Pennsylvania's chief executive, then-Gov. Ed Rendell made national...... -
Why Obama should withdraw
Tribune columnistWhen Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984, his slogan was "Morning in America." For Barack Obama, it's more like midnight in a coal mine. The sputtering economy is about to stall out, unemployment is high, his jobs program may not pass, foreclosures...Tags: Richard Nixon, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Metal and Mineral
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Federal workers fret over debt talks
As the president and the speaker of the House intensified their debate over raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling Monday night, the real world impact was reflected among Maryland federal workers like Jacqueline Hamilton. After 44 years of...Tags: Maryland, Laws, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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News briefs: North Korea rocket fails test
North Korea admits failure of much-anticipated satellite PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s widely condemned rocket splintered into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff Friday, an embarrassing end to a launch that...
Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Wars and Interventions, Europe, Iran, Business
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Senate Democrats unveil business tax breaks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats Monday unveiled a $26 billion temporary tax cut for businesses to boost their payrolls and encourage investment in new equipment. The legislation would award businesses a tax credit of 10 percent on the salaries...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Harry Reid
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FBI: Bomb plot suspect said he 'would be happy killing 30 people'
CNNA 29-year-old man from Moroccowas arrested Friday and charged with attempting to bomb the U.S. Capitol in a suicide attack, authorities said. Suspect Amine El Khalifi made an initial appearance in court and, if convicted, faces a maximum penalty of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Career and Workplace, Terrorism, Justice System
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Analysis: A quiet surrender for the GOP this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their far...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Kevin McCarthy
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