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GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule' taxes on wealthy
By News on Apr 16, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, using the day before Americans' taxes are due to defy President Barack Obama on one of his signature election-year issues....Aides soft-pedal Romney remarks to donors
By News on Apr 16, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Mitt Romney's aides soft-pedaled his latest tax pronouncements on Monday, insisting he wasn't tipping his hand when he told donors privately that he might seek to end the tax break for mortgages on second homes and curb other deductions for the wealthy as part of tax reform....
US prepares for last major Afghan offensive
By News on Apr 16, 2012
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- For Taliban militants and U.S. strategists alike, all roads in this impoverished country of mountain passes, arid deserts and nearly impassable goat tracks lead to this ancient capital of 3 million people nestled in a high and narrow valley....AP wins Pulitzer for stories on NYPD spying
By News on Apr 16, 2012
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for documenting the New York Police Department's widespread spying on Muslims, while the turmoil-ridden Philadelphia Inquirer was honored in the public service category for its examination of violence in the city's schools....No shocker in store: Romney veep search under way
By News on Apr 16, 2012
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BOSTON (AP) -- Don't look for a vice presidential shocker from Mitt Romney. His choice of a running-mate - a search he announced Monday he has begun - will be guided by both his methodical, risk-averse corporate training and the lessons his party learned from Sarah Palin's selection....