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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining...Tags: Social Issues, 2010 Census, Family, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A typical middle-income family making $40,000 to $64,000 a year could see its taxes go up by $2,000 next year if lawmakers fail to renew a lengthy roster of tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, according to a new report...
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Outside money fills airwaves in tight Senate races
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Campaign cash from outside political groups is flooding into conservative states with close Senate races like Indiana, Arizona and Montana, where residents are more accustomed to local news promos between football games than...Tags: Jon Tester, Brad Ellsworth, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Washington, DC, Republican Party
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Judge: Indiana can't collect on IBM welfare lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Wednesday spurned Indiana's efforts to recoup roughly $170 million from IBM Corp. over its failed effort to overhaul the state's welfare system as part of a broader privatization push that was an early hallmark of...Tags: The Home Depot, Laws, Company Privatization, Collective Contract, Business Enterprises
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