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Obama Vows Veto if Deficit Plan Has No Tax Increases
Washington — President Obama called on Monday for Congress to adopt his “balanced” plan combining entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce the federal deficit by more …
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Another Liberty Plaza Taken and Held Near Wall Street
When more than a thousand protesters marched on Saturday from Bowling Green, near the southern tip of Manhattan, toward the backup meeting point marked “2″ on their maps, they …
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Pennsylvania GOP Weighs Electoral Vote Changes for 2012
The newly empowered Republicans in Pennsylvania are considering changing the way the state awards its electoral votes in presidential elections despite growing concerns by some Republicans that the move …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama’s “Buffett Rule” Would Increase Taxes for Millionaires and Billionaires, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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“Occupy Wall Street”: Thousands March in New York City Financial District, Set Up Protest Encampment
Demonstrators are marching on Wall Street today on the third day of a campaign dubbed “Occupy Wall Street,” which began on Saturday when thousands gathered in New York …
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Buy American
Take a look at the agenda of the upcoming Take Back The American Dream Conference. There is a session on Tuesday titled, Strategy on State Level for Buy America …
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Mitch McConnel Doesn’t Have “Any Particular Reaction” to Tea Party Audience Cheering for Death
Rather than take a moment to condemn GOP debate audiences that cheered for executions and toleave a man to die, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he didn’t …
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Why There Are Protests on Wall Street: Their Actions Impoverished More Than 60 Million People
Today, over a thousand demonstrators began protests as a part of a campaign they are calling “Occupy Wall Street.” The protesters intend to engage in long-term civil disobedience to …
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China and India Making Inroads in Biotech Drugs
Chinese and Indian drug makers have taken over much of the global trade in medicines and now manufacture more than 80 percent of the active ingredients in drugs sold …
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Obama to Offer Plan to Cut Deficit by Over $3 Trillion
Washington — President Obama will unveil a plan on Monday that uses entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion …