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    May 6, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  1. Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over...

    Tags: National Retail Federation, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Republican Party

    2. Feb 9, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.</span>
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    WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Columbia University, Crime, Law and Justice, Standards

    3. May 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Taxing Internet sales

    In 1998, when President Bill Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially...

    Tags: Cal Thomas, Newspaper and Magazine, E-Commerce Industry, Sales, Small Businesses

    4. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Senate passes Internet sales tax bill; House fate uncertain

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted 69-27 Monday to approve legislation that would allow states to force larger online retailers to collect sales taxes.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted 69-27 Monday to approve legislation that would allow states to force larger online retailers to collect sales taxes. But the bill faces an uncertain future in the House as lawmakers, particularly Republicans, wrestle...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lamar Alexander, E-Commerce Industry, Small Businesses, Amazon.com Inc.

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to advance a bill that would impose state and local sales taxes on purchases...

    Tags: Barack Obama, National Retail Federation, National Government, Government, Republican Party

    6. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Web isn't a duty-free zone

    The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in every state that imposes them. The <a href="http://lat.ms/17YgwBT">measure</a> has been bashed by opponents as a tax increase that would cripple small Web businesses. It's not, and it won't. Instead, the Marketplace Fairness Act would eliminate an outdated restriction that favors those who can shop online over those who can't or won't. That's reason enough for it to become law.
    The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in every state that imposes them. The measure has been bashed by opponents as a tax increase that would cripple small Web...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, E-Commerce Industry, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate

    7. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. McManus: A tax everyone can love

    The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both individuals and corporations and at the same time "close loopholes."
    The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama, Services and Shopping, Republican Party, Ecosystems

    8. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Jim DeMint: Still wrong on online sales taxes

    When he was a senator representing South Carolina, Jim DeMint <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444226904577559414267708728.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">argued</a> that collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases was an impermissible form of <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-ol-online-sales-taxation-without-representation-20120801">taxation without representation</a>. He's <a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2013/04/19/morning-bell-beware-the-internet-sales-tax/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell">continuing</a> this meme in his new role as head of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington. And he's still wrong.
    When he was a senator representing South Carolina, Jim DeMint argued that collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases was an impermissible form of taxation without representation. He's continuing this meme in his new role as head of the Heritage...

    Tags: Heritage Foundation, Interior Policy, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, Personal Weapon Control

    9. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Rubio has dinner at the White House

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other...
    10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Johnny Isakson, Interior Policy, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party

    11. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Rubio dines with political adversary Obama

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      U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics.  Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Johnny Isakson, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party

    12. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama courts GOP senators, Part II

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host.
    WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Johnny Isakson, Lamar Alexander, Republican Party, Pat Roberts

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