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Labor leaders press Obama on health tax
By News on Jan 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor leaders irate over a proposed tax on high-value health insurance plans met with President Barack Obama on Monday to express their frustration over his support for the levy. Some labor officials have warned Democrats of political fallout for backing the tax....AP source: Obama weighing new levy on banks
By News on Jan 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is considering a levy on banks to help recover tax dollars from banks that needed Washington's help to stay afloat. A senior administration official says Obama is considering seeking a change in the law so that banks could be forced to pay back tax dollars more quickly. The official spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity to discuss the president's thinking....Clinton: Iran sanctions should target elite
By News on Jan 11, 2010
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has concluded that the best way to pressure Iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions is to impose sanctions aimed at the country's ruling elite....APNewsBreak: McGwire admits using steroids
By News on Jan 11, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade....AP Interview: Holder defends Reid
By News on Jan 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, defended Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday over racial remarks the senator made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign....