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Obama Pulls Defense For Law Banning Gay Marriage
ReutersPresident Barack Obama has determined that a federal law that barred gay marriages was unconstitutional and told government lawyers to stop defending it, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, a major reversal that quickly angered conservatives. A U....Tags: Court Administration, Politics, Gay Rights, Eric Holder, Judges
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BCS = "Big Cash System"
KIAHJim Mora "we're talking playoffs" Yes unfortunately we are talking playoffs....again!!!!! The NCAA is setting up it's prevent defense now that the feds are asking about the lack of a playoff system in college football. Critics....Utah Senator Orrin...Tags: KIAH, Bowl Championship Series, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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Bill diverting unemployment funds advances in Congress
South Florida Sun-SentinelA bill voted out of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday would allow states to transfer federal unemployment insurance funds away from helping the long-term jobless and use them instead for other purposes, including tax breaks for corporations....Tags: Labor Legislation, Unemployment Benefits, Utah, Unemployment, Dave Camp
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Washington's pig roast
Even the staunchest admirers of corporate CEOs — you know, the star-struck junior executives who buy the ghost-written biographies and how-to-manage books — will have to admit that there's something downright cathartic about seeing oil company...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chevron Corportion, Federal Income Tax, Washington (U.S. state), Taxation
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U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on Federal Oil Tax Breaks
Oil company executives traveled to Washington, D.C. Thursday morning for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on whether a set of federal tax breaks for their firms should be repealed, as industry profits and gas prices both remain high.
The committee...Tags: Alaska, Chevron Corportion, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Disasters, Montana
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Putting The Breaks On Big Oil Tax Relief
KIAHIn the last decade, the top five oil companies have seen their profits soar to nearly a trillion bucks. So, Washington democrats say it might be time to put the brakes on their tax breaks. In a quote from his state of the union address president Obama...Tags: Republican Party, KIAH, Missouri, Claire McCaskill
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States shorten duration for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON — Some of the states that have drained their unemployment insurance funds are cutting the number of weeks that a laid-off worker can count on those benefits. Legislators are trying to limit tax increases for businesses to replenish the...Tags: Finance, Politics, Missouri, Florida Legislature, Employees
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Hollywood rallies behind Senate bill to combat online piracy
Company TownHollywood studios gave two thumbs up Monday for a new federal bill that aims to crack down on the widespread problem of Internet piracy. The bill, introduced Monday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) and senior Republican........ -
Hollywood labor unions declare support for online piracy bill
Company TownWarning of the perils of "illegal profiteers," Hollywood's labor unions are rallying behind a federal bill aimed at stopping the global spread of online piracy. Unions representing directors, actors and technical crews WEdnesday strongly voiced support... -
Sunday shows: Senate debates -- O'Donnell vs. Coons, Buck vs. Bennet. Also Hatch, Axelrod, Gibbs, Fiorina
Top of the TicketAlso, Ayad Allawi, Maria Shriver, Liz Cheney, Sens. Lindsey Graham, Claire McCaskill and John Cornyn and Howard Dean.... -
Anti-piracy bill moves forward in Washington
Company TownMaybe lawmakers had just read the news that 25% of the new Harry Potter movie had leaked out on the Internet: Hollywood's efforts to curb the spread of online piracy just got a boost in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee...... -
Casey has more than $1 million going into 2011
Pennsylvania Ave.Sen. Bob Casey had about $1.3 million on hand at the end of 2010, according to an analysis by the Washington Post of Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012. The cash puts Casey right in the middle of his......
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