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House plan boosts taxes on rich to 20-year high
By News on Jul 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling health care would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to levels not seen since the 1980s, breaking one of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges....Sotomayor sidesteps on abortion, guns in grilling
By News on Jul 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped volleys of pointed questions on abortion and gun rights from senators Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon grilling on the road to all but sure confirmation....AP sources: Tenet canceled secret CIA hit teams
By News on Jul 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As CIA director in 2004, George Tenet terminated a secret program to develop hit teams to kill al-Qaida leaders, but his successors resurrected the plan, according to former intelligence officials....Senate health committee clears insurance overhaul
By News on Jul 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote Wednesday to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority....
Consumer prices jump 0.7 percent in June
By News on Jul 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices shot up in June by the largest amount in 11 months, reflecting the biggest jump in gasoline prices in nearly five years....