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Romney and class warfare
As the Republican presidential race moves to Nevada, land of roulette wheels, craps tables and slot machines, where dreams of quick riches are often broken, Mitt Romneycontinues to struggle with the political consequences of the millions he's made through...Tags: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Elections, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Democratic Party
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Let's talk about the meaning of fairness
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked about Americans paying their fair share in taxes. For most of my life, I thought that I had a reasonably good idea about what "fair" means — except for that period when my children...Tags: Income Tax, Personal Income, Rentals, Taxation, State Income Tax
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State of the Union, or State of the Campaign?
Was that a State of the Union address or was it President Barack Obama's first big campaign speech of 2012? It certainly sounded like the latter, but given the state of Washington, what else could we expect? His opening lines, a tribute to the soldiers...Tags: Unions, Parties and Movements, Unions, U.S. Senate, George Bush
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State of the Union: A presidential rerun
Summertime is usually when TV networks air repeats of shows we've already seen. In his State of the Union Address this week, the president got a five-month jump on the summer season by re-running a class-envy video he has broadcast more times than local...Tags: Michelle Obama, Unions, National Government, Media Industry, Media Industry
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Are Romney-Buffett taxes truly that low? Yes
The Web economics argument of the day is whether Romney's and Warren Buffett's tax rates are really 15 percent or lower. Last night Obama reiterated Warren Buffett's argument that Buffett's tax rate is lower than that of Buffett's secretary. Mitt Romney's...Tags: Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Mitt Romney, Companies and Corporations
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Staff Q&A: Who's your vote for person of the year?
This week we asked our b staff and guests who was their pick for who ruled 2011.
T-Sizzle, founder of the nation's most prestigious university
Luke Broadwater, reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Steve Jobs. Genius with huge technological and design impact on...Tags: Steve Jobs, America's Got Talent (tv program)
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Wall Street antics endanger capitalism
Wall Street is its own worst enemy. It should have welcomed new financial regulation as a means of restoring public trust. Instead, it's busily shredding new regulations and making the public more distrustful than ever.
The Street's biggest lobbying...Tags: Philosophy, Citigroup Incorporated, Judges, Goldman Sachs, Justice System
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'Twas the month before the payroll tax hike …
Sorry, Virginia, there is no contractual sanity clause for those who serve in Congress.
Once again, the clock is ticking for Washington to fashion a compromise over legislation that would both stimulate the economy and provide tax relief to middle-class...Tags: Cancer, Religious Festivals, Parties and Movements, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Democratic Party
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Time for 'Occupy' to grow up
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his counterparts in several other cities may have done the protesters of the "Occupy" movement the biggest possible favor by kicking them out of the parks where they have erected tent cities for the last several weeks....Tags: Inner Harbor, Protest, Activism, Companies and Corporations, Michael Bloomberg
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Obama needs to get over his China envy
Up to 40 million Chinese people still live in caves. That's more than the populations of Texas and Illinois, combined. In fairness, a fraction of these caves are apparently pretty nice, complete with electricity and well-compacted dirt floors. But that'...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Poverty, China
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Constellation and EDF: A marriage gone south
Two years ago, Constellation Energy Group and its French nuclear partner EDF were BFFs. Today, with EDF seeking to torpedo the Baltimore company's plan to sell itself to Chicago-based Exelon Corp., the relationship between the former "best friends...Tags: Mayo A. Shattuck III, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Corporate Officers, Nuclear Power
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Stop the latest backdoor stimulus
In 2009, President Barack Obama lifted the $400 billion cap off the bailout money that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could pass on to the taxpayers. Apparently, $400 billion wasn't enough. Fannie and Freddie are publicly owned. You and I own them and all the...Tags: Freddie Mac, Companies and Corporations, Homes, Democratic Party, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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