Posts Tagged ‘obama’
Obama weighs effort to overhaul tax code (Reuters)
Reuters - Democrats and Republicans should begin a conversation next year about a broad overhaul of the U.S. tax code that would involve lowering rates while eliminating tax breaks for favored groups, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Friday. Excerpt from: Obama weighs effort to overhaul tax code (Reuters)
Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage: U.S. report (Reuters)
Reuters - Cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to the lungs and to DNA, and President Barack Obama's administration will make stop-smoking efforts a priority, federal health officials said on Thursday. See original here: Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage: U.S. report (Reuters)
Tax deal moves forward despite doubts (Reuters)
Reuters - A plan by President Barack Obama to broadly extend tax cuts moved forward on Wednesday despite opposition from his own Democrats and fear in bond markets of long-term damage to the economy. The rest is here: Tax deal moves forward despite doubts (Reuters)
House Democrats push through massive budget bill (AP)
AP - Democrats controlling the House muscled through legislation Wednesday night that would freeze the budgets of most Cabinet departments and fund the war in Afghanistan for another year. View post: House Democrats push through massive budget bill (AP)
WH warns tax defeat could trigger new recession (AP)
AP - Raising the direst alarm yet, the Obama administration warned fellow Democrats on Wednesday that if they defeat the big tax-cut compromise detested by many liberals, they could jolt the nation back into recession. See more here: WH warns tax defeat could trigger new recession (AP)
Bill would bar Guantanamo detainees from U.S. soil (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal spending bill the House of Representatives was expected to pass on Wednesday would bar the transfer of terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay prison to U.S. Here is the original post: Bill would bar Guantanamo detainees from U.S. soil (Reuters)
Reid says tax bill nears completion (Reuters)
Reuters - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said the Obama-Republican proposal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts could move quickly in the Senate, in a sign Democrats may be conceding on the deal. See the original post here: Reid says tax bill nears completion (Reuters)
Reid says tax bill nears completion (Reuters)
Reuters - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday said the Obama-Republican proposal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts could move quickly in the Senate, in a sign Democrats may be conceding on the deal. See original here: Reid says tax bill nears completion (Reuters)
Regulations hurt competitiveness: business group (Reuters)
Reuters - A prominent U.S. Read more here: Regulations hurt competitiveness: business group (Reuters)
Democrats question Obama’s tax deal (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama's plan to extend tax cuts for all Americans ran into trouble on Tuesday when his fellow Democrats questioned it and investors dumped U.S. Treasury bonds on fear that low taxes will dig a deeper hole in the budget deficit. Read the original post: Democrats question Obama's tax deal (Reuters)
