Romney to Release Tax Plan Ahead of Republican Debate Tonight
Source: Businessweek Date: 2012-02-22 17:18:31
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney plans to release a new tax plan today, a campaign official said, turning the focus of the Republican presidential campaign back to economic issues just hours before a potentially crucial televised debate. Romney is working to regain momentum in the race as he ...
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In robo-call for Romney in MI, Trump slams Santorum as career pol pretending to be outsider
Source: Washington Post Date: 2012-02-22 15:31:09
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is telling Michigan voters that Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is a career politician who doesn’t know how to create jobs. Mitt Romney’s campaign deployed an automated phone call from Trump Wednesday in Michigan, a state that has become a must-win for ...
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Obama seeks 28 percent corp. tax rate
Source: Salt Lake Tribune Date: 2012-02-22 16:57:02
Washington • President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an election-year marker in the debate over tax policy. In turn ...
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The Morning Plum: The one percent election
Source: Washington Post Date: 2012-02-22 13:58:05
Both the Post and the Times weigh in this morning with major stories that shed new light on the wreckage Citizens United has left behind: It has helped create a new breed of GOP super-donor, a tiny group of one-percenters who are exerting massive influence over the elections with a simple stroke of ...
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Rudd Quits as Foreign Minister, Hints at Gillard Challenge
Source: Businessweek Date: 2012-02-22 07:10:04
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Kevin Rudd resigned as Australian foreign minister, opening the way to challenge Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the nation’s top job. Rudd, 54, told reporters in Washington he will return home to Australia to consult with family and colleagues on his future and said he ...
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NYC mayor, Yale leader spar over Muslim spying
Source: AZCentral.com Date: 2012-02-22 06:41:26
NEW YORK - New York City's mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city's Police Department to monitor Muslim student groups. The Associated Press revealed over the weekend that in recent years, the NYPD has kept close watch on Muslim student associations ...
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Paul calls Santorum a 'fake' fiscal conservative in new TV ad
Source: Dallas Morning News (blog) Date: 2012-02-21 16:43:55
Ron Paul blasts Rick Santorum as a "fake" fiscal conservative in a new TV ad, slamming the GOP presidential front-runner as a big-spending Washington insider. "Is this dude serious?" the jeers in the ad, which is running in Michigan. But the Paul attack, part of an upcoming ad blitz tied to the ...
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After Maryland saga, time for NCAA rules that actually protect athletes
Source: CNN Sports Illustrated Date: 2012-02-22 15:45:28
The Former Maryland Player Hostage Crisis appears to be over. Quarterback Danny O'Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia and linebacker Mario Rowson, who announced their intentions to transfer last week, can transfer anywhere they wish and accept athletic scholarships. Previously, Terrapins coach Randy ...
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Buffett Should ‘Write a Check and Shut Up,’ Christie Says
Source: Businessweek Date: 2012-02-22 17:11:21
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who called for the nation’s wealthiest people to pay more taxes, should “just write a check and shut up.” “I’m tired of hearing about it,” Christie told CNN’s Piers Morgan in an ...
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Justices will review racial preference for college
Source: Philadelphia Daily News Date: 2012-02-22 08:00:10
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action programs. A challenge from a white student who was denied admission to the University of Texas ...
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