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Obama Finds Supporters of His Tax Plan in Silicon Valley Stop
Mountain View, Calif. — Far from Washington, President Barack Obama found, for an hour at least Monday, an audience welcoming of his plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest …
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Senate O.K.’s Funding Bill That May Prevent Government Shutdown
Reporting from Washington— Retreating from partisan stalemate days before a potential government shutdown, the Senate passed a temporary 2012 funding bill that also replenishes federal disaster aid. …
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Corporations Couldn’t Wait to “Check the Box” on Huge Tax Break
A simple rule meant to cut paperwork for U.S. companies has grown into one of the biggest multinational tax breaks around, costing the United States and other governments billions …
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Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March
It is day 10 of the “Occupy Wall Street” campaign. On Saturday, more than 80 protesters were arrested as hundreds took part in yet another march to Wall Street. …
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Wall Street Donated $41 Million to Supercommittee Members
(Photo: independentyouth; Edited: JR / Truthout) Wall Street has given $41 million in campaign contributions to the members of the Congressional “supercommittee” charged with finding $1.5 trillion …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Have the Socialists, Communists and Greens Taken Over France?
In today's On the News segment: Congressional Republicans took a vacation in the middle of the spending/shutdown battle, Florida Gov. Rick Scott brags about killing jobs, police used violence …
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A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage
Washington — Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion households …
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Saudi Monarch Grants Women Right to Vote
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in a …
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Tomatoes of Wrath
About 60 farmworkers line up to board a bus from Immokalee, Florida, on March 26, 2011, to begin a five-city tour from Boston to Tampa, stopping in each city …
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Residents Alarmed by Proposal to Treat Fracking Waste in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York - With an end to New York's statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing in sight, residents of Niagara Falls were alarmed to learn that wastewater from …