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Obama’s corporate tax plan would slash rates, breaks

February 22, 2012
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Obama’s corporate tax plan would slash rates, breaks

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled President Obama’s business tax plan this morning that would lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% while slashing popular tax breaks enjoyed from Wall Street to Main Street. The plan would make up lost revenue as a result of lower rates by eliminating tax loopholes and simplifying...

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Romney faces high stakes as Santorum moves on Michigan

February 22, 2012
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Romney faces high stakes as Santorum moves on Michigan

Mitt Romney leads in delegates but a surge by Rick Santorum in recent days has the Republican presidential frontrunner once again trying to cast an opponent as the flavor of the week — and stave off a potential loss in a state critical to proving his electability in a general election. Santorum, the former...

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Tributes paid to Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin

February 22, 2012
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Tributes paid to Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin

22 February 2012 Last updated at 12:12 ET Marie Colvin was described as an “extraordinary woman” Tributes are pouring in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin who has been killed during an attack in Homs in Syria. French photojournalist Remi Ochlik was also killed after shells reportedly hit a makeshift media centre in...

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