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MNGOP: THE JOHN MARTY RECORD PART III

38 minutes ago ago from Minnesota Democrats Exposed

MARTY IS RELIABLE PRO-TAX VOTE Marty Called For Massive Tax increases During Failed 1994 Campaign For Governor. “It was in contrast to Marty, 38, who called for increasing income taxes by $ 300 million a year on the wealthiest 4 percent of Minnesotans .”  (Robert Whereatt, “Grams, Carlson victors; GOP controls Congress,” Star Tribune , November 9, 1994) Marty Voted For Higher Income Taxes. “One tax increase that Democrats, including ...

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Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill

22 hours ago ago from Stealth Fusion - World Breaking News

Who wins, who loses in Senate health bill - Yahoo! News Quote: WASHINGTON Â The little town of Libby, Mont., isn't mentioned by name in the Senate's mammoth health care bill, but its 2,900 citizens are big winners in the legislation, thanks to the influence of Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. After pushing for years for help for residents, many of whom suffer from asbestos-related illnesses from a now-closed ...

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Health plans on collision course

1 day ago ago from Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian

Health plans on collision course Carrie Budoff Brown, Patrick O'Connor Carrie Budoff Brown, Patrick O'connor Sun Dec 20, 8:01 pm ET Despite a last-minute weekend deal that put the Senate on the brink of passing health care reform this week, liberal and moderate Democrats remain on a collision course over the bill, as both sides dug in Sunday for the next phase of negotiations. President Barack Obama’s liberal base and powerful ...

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NJ Senator calls on Corzine to release his proposed budget savings amid sales tax decline

19 hours ago ago from Jackson Township New Jersey News - Toms River, Jackson, Freehold, NJ, US and World News

Senator Steve Oroho, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the decline in revenue from the state sales tax:               “Based on revenue data released by the Department of the Treasury, sales tax collections are off by 6.7 percent through the month of November. The FY 2010 budget signed in June predicted gains of 5 percent.  The corporate business tax is also ...

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Health Care: the Final Battle

3 hours ago ago from No Hidden Magenta

So here we are the final stage.  Positioning has already started for the conference committee to reconcile the House bill and the coming Senate bill.   At this point there appears to be three areas of concern let's deal with each in turn. 1.  Financing .  For how will the bill paid?  The House bill increases taxes on persons in the upper tax brackets, while the Senate bill taxes those with very good health care plans.  The former makes ...

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Keeping Death Waiting - FOXBusiness.com

22 hours ago ago from FOX Business

Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home / Personal Finance / Financial Planning Monday, December 21, 2009 Your Money Matters Keeping Death Waiting   By Gail Buckner FOXBusiness   Congratulations to ...

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NYT: Dems face challenge to merge health bills

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Both sides question health bill's abortion compromise

12 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business

The abortion language that was added to the Senate's health-care bill to win the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has achieved a rare feat: It is drawing contempt from both sides. This Story That could be taken as a sign that senators finally found an elusive compromise on a thorny issue. But serious questions are already being raised about how the new language would work in practice and whether it would even be ...

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Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill

17 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill Here's a look at some of the concessions lawmakers and interest groups won in the latest version of the Senate's health care overhaul bill: --- LAWMAKERS: SEN. BEN NELSON, D-NEB., who provided the critical 60th vote that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid needed, received numerous benefits for Nebraska, along with tighter curbs on abortion. Among the Nebraska-specific provisions: -The ...

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