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Jobless rate falls to lowest since Obama took office
US businesses cranked up hiring in January in a burst of job growth that pulled the US unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent, nearly a three-year low, official data showed Friday. The blockbuster jobs report blew past expectations, providing a shot of good news for President Barack Obama’s reelection bid…
Orrin Hatch: Obama thinks he’s Jesus Christ
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is offended that President Barack Obama quoted scripture to make the case for a fairer tax policy. Speaking to a group of mostly-conservative politicians at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, the president proved that conservatives do not have a monopoly on using religion to…
Obama, foes in military spending cut fight
WASHINGTON — The White House and its Republican foes clashed Thursday over a law requiring steep cuts to military spending after a congressional “SuperCommittee” failed to agree on long-range deficit reduction. Republicans have stepped up election-year pressure on President Barack Obama to help them roll back the measure, warning that…
Chris Rock: I’d gladly pay more in taxes
Comedian Chris Rock told The Associated Press this week that he would gladly pay more in taxes if it meant more Americans have jobs. Speaking to reporters at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Rock commented that he was “gonna lose the money,” suggesting that he would rather see his tax…
Obama, Romney gird for White House clash
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney set their sights Wednesday on an epic clash for the White House after the Republican tightened his grip on his party race with a crushing Florida primary win. Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich restored him as the hot favorite to head the…
Sen. Whitehouse proposes ‘Buffett rule’ bill to tax millionaires
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced a bill to the Senate on Wednesday that would require those earning more than $1 million per year to pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate on their income. The bill, The Paying a Fair Share Act, would establish the so-called “Buffett rule,”…
Romney gets glittered, but his singing gets worse
Protesters on Wednesday showered Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with glitter — but the shiny stuff sure didn’t make his singing voice sparkle. At a campaign event in Eagan, Minnesota, the candidate got doused with glitter just as he was taking the stage. Aides worked to quickly remove the light-reflecting…
International agreement cements frequently-abused U.S. copyright law
With the latest round of anti-piracy bills now soundly defeated, many activists and lawmakers have begun thinking about ways that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) may be changed to remediate portions that have been abused by copyright holders. Only, they’ve discovered that it may be too late. The Obama…
Romney sings ‘America the Beautiful’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is so excited about his probable win in the Florida primary that he broke out into song Monday. The candidate has been quoting Katharine Lee Bates’ “America the Beautiful” on the campaign trail for weeks, but at his final event before Florida voters go to…
Obama confirms U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama confirmed that US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and Al-Qaeda targets within Pakistan — operations that until now had not been officially acknowledged. When asked about the use of drones by his administration in a chat with web users on Google+ and YouTube, Obama said…
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