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GOP Willing to Raise Payroll Taxes on 113 Million Households to Spare 345,000 Millionaires From Tiny Surtax
Senate Democrats yesterday introduced legislation — as they’ve been promising to — that would extend a soon-to-expire payroll tax cut, and pay for it by implementing a surtax on …
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Obama Hits the Road to Tout a Tax-Cut Plan Republicans Seem to Like
Washington - President Barack Obama jets to Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on Congress to extend and perhaps expand a payroll tax cut for another year …
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British Inquiry Is Told Hacking Is Worthy Tool
London - He admitted that he and his colleagues hacked into people’s phones and paid police officers for tips. He confessed to lurking in unmarked vans outside people’s houses, …
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The Shocking Ways the Corporate Prison Industry Games the System
"The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, currently holds 25 percent of the world's prisoners, and for the last 30 years America’s business entrepreneurs have …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: For the Past Five Years, Major Banks Have Contributed More Than $300 Billion to the Coal Industry, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Britain Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Iran
London - Britain said on Wednesday that it had closed its embassy in Tehran, withdrawn all its diplomats and ordered Iran to do the same within 48 hours at …
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Senate Amendment Calls for a Return to Bush-Era Torture
Artist's rendering of a detainee in goggles and earmuffs used for sensory deprivation. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Ayotte amendment on secret torture overshadows abuse problems with …
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Central Banks Take Joint Action to Ease Debt Crisis
Washington - The Federal Reserve moved Wednesday with other major central banks to buttress financial markets by increasing the availability of dollars outside the United States, reflecting growing concern …
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The SOPA Scoop: Anti-Piracy Bills Enrage Web Freedom Groups, Divide Congress
(Photo: Ciccio Pizzettaro) Misuse of copyrighted content is a fact of life on the Internet. Everyday, YouTube users upload homemade videos with copyrighted songs and peers share …
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Police Dismantle Occupy Encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia
Los Angeles - Los Angeles police officers, scores of them in riot gear, dismantled an Occupy encampment at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after allowing hundreds of protesters to …