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New tax law packed with breaks for businesses

January 4th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Tucked into the "fiscal cliff" tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of many stripes, including film producers, race track owners and the makers of electric motorcycles.

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More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens

January 3rd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely partisan and crisis-driven era of divided government. "The American dream is in peril," said House Speaker John Boehner, re-elected to his post despite a mini-revolt in Republican ranks.

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Wall Street flat after fiscal deal rally

January 3rd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks took a breather on Thursday a day after celebrating Washington’s deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" with the biggest one-day rally in a year. Investors turned their focus to potentially bigger battles ahead in Congress, including a likely bitter partisan battle over raising the federal debt ceiling. "I would be cautious of big moves going forward. There are still some clouds over the horizon, with the fiscal issue of the government. . . .

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2016 politics on display as Congress ends term

January 3rd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential candidate, voted for the "fiscal cliff" compromise that raised taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul voted against it. And Vice President Joe Biden helped broker the deal with GOP leaders in the Senate.

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‘Fiscal cliff’ deal leaves lots of issues dangling

January 3rd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

The "fiscal cliff" compromise on taxes leaves a big part of the nation’s budget crisis still dangling.

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Analysis: Cliff deal is another pain-free punt

January 2nd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Congress’ hectic resolution of the "fiscal cliff" crisis is the latest in a long series of decisions by lawmakers and the White House to do less than promised ? and to ask Americans for little sacrifice ? in confronting the nation’s burgeoning debt.

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Obama in Hawaii, fiscal cliff standoff behind him

January 2nd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

HONOLULU (AP) ? President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the fiscal cliff.

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Congress OKs cliff deal, signaling future fights

January 2nd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Congress’ excruciating, extraordinary New Year’s Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. It also prevents House Republicans from facing blame for blocking tax cuts for most American households, though most GOP lawmakers parted ways with Speaker John Boehner and opposed the measure.

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House will vote on Senate-passed ‘cliff’ bill

January 2nd, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

Republicans are dropping their demands for additional spending cuts and will hold a House vote on whether to give final congressional approval to the Senate-approved compromise averting “fiscal cliff” tax increases and spending cuts.

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Senate deal forged in flurry of final negotiations

January 1st, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? They had 80 hours to finish or fail.

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