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Senator Judd Gregg ( R-N.H.) displaying the short hand.
“Senate Multimillionares Vote To Block Minimum Wage Hike
After repeated delays by conservatives, the Senate voted 87-10 today to end debate on legislation that will raise the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, from $5.15 to $7.25. The bill will move to a full vote […]
Posted in Republicans, Society, Economy, Cong-SENATE, Neo-Romanovs, Wealth, The Poor, Corporate Sleaze, Georgia, New Hampshire |
‘January 28, 2007
Experts See Peril in Bush Health Proposal
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 — With his proposal to uproot a tax break that has been in place for more than 60 years, President Bush has touched off an impassioned debate over the future of the employer-based system that provides health insurance to more than half […]
Posted in Bush, Economy, Health, Wealth, General Stupidity |
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‘White Atlanta Suburbs Push for Secession
Push to Split Atlanta’s Fulton County Draws Cries of Racism
By DOUG GROSS
The Associated Press
ATLANTA - A potentially explosive dispute in the City Too Busy to Hate is taking shape over a proposal to break Fulton County in two and split off Atlanta’s predominantly white, affluent suburbs to the north from […]
Posted in Society, Wealth, African-Americans, The Poor, Georgia |
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Doug Mills/The New York Times
‘Bush to Urge New Tax Plan for Health Care Coverage
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and ROBERT PEAR
Published: January 21, 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 — President Bush intends to use his State of the Union address Tuesday to tackle the rising cost of health care with a one-two punch: tax breaks to help low-income […]
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PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer
W says Americans are sacrificing for the war when they see those awful pictures on them big TEEVEE screens, but he’s not going to ask for more sacrifice than that–as in raising taxes to pay for this chaos.
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Please find the story and video at Think Progress.
Posted in Bush, Iraq, John S. McCain III, Television, Movies, Wealth, War, Taxpayers |
from the front page of the New York Times–below the fold.
“Hey, kids! It’s the Bonus Army–2006 edition.”
“December 25, 2006
Wall St. Bonuses: So Much Money, Too Few Ferraris
By JENNY ANDERSON
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For Wall Street’s elite, the sky may well be the limit.
In recent weeks, immense riches have been rained upon the top bankers and traders. […]
Posted in Business, Architecture, Automobiles, New York Times, U.S.A.F., Wealth |
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