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Five myths about the Bush tax cuts
Aug 1, 2010 — Washington Post
Should the tax cuts expire, as some Democrats have said? As the CBO notes, most Bush tax cut dollars go to higher-income households, and these top earners don't spend as much of their income as lower earners. In 2007, well after the tax cuts took effect, the budget deficit stood at 1.2 percent of GDP. -
AG wrests price cut from Cape Wind
Jul 31, 2010 — The Boston Globe
Both Coakley and some opponents demanded that Cape Wind reveal projected construction costs and how much profit the developers anticipate making. -
Bill White to President Obama
Jul 31, 2010 — Houston Chronicle
The money was never paid because Sino Swearingen had trouble getting its financing together and had layoffs. The grant was canceled in August 2007. One of the Sino Swearingen investors was Doug Jaffe, who sold some Horseshoe Bay real estate to Perry in 2001 with state Sen. Perry sold the property in 2007 to another of Jaffe's business partners. -
Book Review - Cocaine Nation - By Tom Feiling
Jul 31, 2010 — New York Times
During cocaine’s postwar renaissance, mafiosi based in Cuba met demand in the United States, the world’s largest cocaine market. Snuffed out in one area, cocaine surges in another. “Americans consume roughly 290 metric tons of cocaine a year,” Feiling writes, a load that “could be carried across the U.S.-Mexican border in just 13 trucks. -
Candidates diverge on education, taxes
Jul 31, 2010 — Pioneer Press
No state has opted out of No Child Left Behind," she said. -
Dental care for disabled takes step forward
Jul 31, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Accessible Dental works with 48 agencies and 130 families. Problems people with disabilities face in getting dental care are almost endless. Accessible Dental has office locations in Rochester, Green Tree, Murrysville and Uniontown. Yet patients come from as far away as Bradford, DuBois and Warren to receive care. "People will drive two or three hours for dental care. -
Emmer is main target at DFL debate
Jul 31, 2010 — Star Tribune
He said the move would resolve most of the estimated $6 billion shortfall in coming years and help boost funding for other prized initiatives, like education. -
In Germany, the economic crisis weighs heavily on the poor
Jul 31, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
For now, he's got fewer colleagues, is assigned more tasks and is earning about the same amount as a few years ago. He hears talk of more belt-tightening. -
Incoming Collin County district clerk, 5 others indicted on organized crime charges related to campaign
Jul 31, 2010 — The Dallas Morning News
All six defendants appeared voluntarily at the Collin County Jail about 12:30 p.m. to be processed, said sheriff's spokesman John Norton. -
Martha Coakley zaps Cape Wind
Jul 31, 2010 — Boston Herald
Cape Wind's 130 offshore turbines will cost about $2 billion to install -- and that Cape Wind's proposed rate deal with National Grid added up to $3 billion over 15 years. The entire project would cost ratepayers about $6 billion if other utilities bought the remaining 50 percent of Cape Wind's power at the rates National Grid negotiated with the developer. Coakley's office was worried that the DPU, whose three commissioners were handpicked by the Patrick administration, would... -
Mystery attack ads literally call candidate 'ugly'
Jul 31, 2010 — The Miami Herald
Republicans in the race -- Manrique, Trujillo and Whilly Bermudez -- said they don't believe Diaz sent the mailer. Instead, they say it came from the fourth Republican, Francisco Amador. Amador recently made the spurious claims against Manrique and Trujillo at a Miami Herald editorial board interview, before the mailer went out. The e-mail address that Diaz lists in his campaign qualifying documents with the Florida Division of Elections matches the e-mail address Amador lists... -
New hoops for Cook County seniors in tax legislation
Jul 31, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
Burke said she wasn't aware of the error and noted a senior citizen had owned the home previously. In Chicago, the average senior break last year was $193. The break automatically rolled over every year beginning in 2008 for homeowners age 65 and older once they signed up. At that point, senior homeowners would need to fill out annual reapplications sent by mail and return them to the county assessor's office. -
Obama's minister in chief manages matters of faith both public and private
Jul 31, 2010 — Washington Post
They aren't usually Democrats.DuBois was drawn to Obama because of his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In the process, he consults clergy leaders from all religious traditions.DuBois usually prays with the president by speakerphone from his office at Jackson Place, a White House annex. Frequent guests are Bishop Charles Blake of the Church of God in Christ, a conservative-leaning church, and the Rev. -
Op-Ed Columnist: Let's Make It Real
Jul 31, 2010 — New York Times
“I don’t go tanning-tanning anymore because Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning,” she said in this week’s episode. “McCain would never put a 10 percent tax on tanning. Among the other characters were the philandering league owner, Vince McMahon, played by owner Vince McMahon, and his long-suffering wife, Linda. -
Quarter of eighth-graders master math at new levels
Jul 31, 2010 — The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Tennessee eighth-graders demonstrate mastery in math under new, more rigorous testing proficiency levels adopted Friday by state education officials. Officials also predict that 52 percent of third-graders, based on the latest student scores, will fall below the proficient mark in math and 54 percent of high school students will be below proficient in Algebra I. "We need truth in advertising," Gary Nixon, executive director of the Tennessee State Board of Education, said Friday. -
Rosemount turbine won't get much of a breeze
Jul 31, 2010 — Star Tribune
...turbine to be built there this year is not to feed the electrical grid, but to conduct research on ways to generate wind energy even when gales aren't prevalent. "It's very easy to put up wind turbines in very windy areas, but if we want to advance wind energy technology, we need to figure out how to harvest the most energy from wind in not-as-windy areas," said project manager Jeff Marr. At a public forum Thursday in Rosemount, the university detailed how it will use a two-year... -
Sibling rivalry over family home: No one wins
Jul 31, 2010 — Washington Post
Benny L. KassQ: Mom died a year ago, leaving the family home to my brother and me. Partition suits are an acceptable means of resolving property disputes. In the end, neither party was happy.Benny L. Kass is a Washington lawyer. -
Tennessee student scores plunge in new proficiency test
Jul 31, 2010 — The Commercial Appeal
Kriner Cash. "Now the baseline information is here. In 2007 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lambasted the state for inflating student performance. -
Turning Right
Jul 31, 2010 — New York Times
That ultimately means the ideas and outlook of Norman Podhoretz and Commentary magazine, which he edited from 1960 to 1995. Podhoretz jousted with Norman Mailer and Allen Ginsberg at parties and in print. In 1972 Podhoretz broke from the Democratic Party to vote for Nixon. -
Two Memphis men indicted in 2006 voter fraud
Jul 31, 2010 — The Commercial Appeal
Brown is being held on $1,000 bond. Green was released on his own recognizance. Dist. -
U.S. Plans Trade Complaint Against Guatemala
Jul 31, 2010 — New York Times
The report cited efforts by Guatemala’s president, Álvaro Colom, to address some of the problems, and made some recommendations. Levin said in a statement that Cafta’s labor provisions did not incorporate the toughest standards sought by House Democrats in 2005. “But we welcome the Obama administration’s decision to address failures by Guatemala, or any other Cafta country, to meet the standards incorporated in the Cafta,” he said. -
U.S. trade goal
Jul 31, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tough trade-law enforcement and smart trade expansion" will create jobs, Kirk said. Kirk's visit to Western Pennsylvania was his second in a year. Kirk said it is the first labor law case the United States has brought against a trade partner. -
Value of Va. Beach Town Center's property drops slightly
Jul 31, 2010 — The Virginian-Pilot
Phase Four, which currently is stalled as Armada Hoffler secures financing. The increase in assessed value and real estate taxes at Town Center and the surrounding area go toward paying off the city's investment into the project. Beach Finance Director Patricia Phillips said she's not worried about the decline right now. "For the time being, there is sufficient funds to make debt payments," she said. "This is part of the business cycle." Town Center's initial... -
A brain disorders battle
Jul 30, 2010 — The Boston Globe
The law protects Americans from being discriminated against because of their physical challenges. We must be of one mind when it comes to brain research, and not silo the research among various brain disorders. -
Askins praises drug court as alternative to prison
Jul 30, 2010 — Tulsa World
She loves Oklahoma and has the experience necessary to take our state to the next level. -
Bill Clinton urges voters
Jul 30, 2010 — Boston Herald
Mitt Romney just two points behind Obama in a potential 2012 clash. -
Boehner's own Karl Rove
Jul 30, 2010 — Politico
Charlie Crist, he called Jackson — who is now House Minority Leader John Boehner’s chief of staff — for advice. Jackson encouraged Rubio, saying he could beat Crist in the primary. Roy Blunt for Republican leader. Jackson has also, in rare moments, reached across the aisle. -
BRIEF
Jul 30, 2010 — The Charlotte Observer
...energy source Friday as its new 25-acre solar energy farm came to life. The layout, which features nearly 40,000 solar cells, draws energy from the sun and is now the primary energy (OOTC:PENGF) source for the 2.5-mile race track. It will also add electricity to the local power grid. "We encourage other tracks and sponsors to follow this lead in making sustainable programs and renewable energy a continued priority for the sport," said NASCAR Chairman Brian France. -
California
Jul 30, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
...passed," Dutta said. "We're not going after Proposition 14." The lawsuit's six plaintiffs are: Stephen Chessin of Santa Clara County; Mona Field of Los Angeles County; Jeff Mackler of Alameda County; Rodney Martin of Tulare County; Richard Winger of San Francisco County; and Jennifer Wozniak of Orange County. The hearing for the lawsuit is scheduled for Sept. 3 in San Francisco Superior Court, with Judge Charlotte Woolard. Contact Eric Messinger at 408-920-5719.
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