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Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle - washingtonpost.com »
Posted by: stephen-johnson 8 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
But, like most small-business owners, Johnson reports her profit on her personal tax return. In a typical year, she and her husband make more than ...
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Abu Ghraib Guards Say Memos Show They Were Scapegoats »
Posted by: AnteUp 8 months, 1 week ago in News
When the photos of detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq surfaced in 2004, U.S. officials portrayed Army Pvt. Charles A. Graner ...
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About jobs being lost overseas - Under Restructuring, GM To Build More Cars Overseas »
Posted by: pc25 8 months ago in News
The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan ...
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Secretary of State Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq »
Posted by: azies 8 months, 1 week ago in News
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 25 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to Iraq on Saturday, stressing the Obama administration's commitment to the country as ...
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The Man From Plains, With Lessons From the '70s »
Posted by: FairNBalanced 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Calling Jimmy Carter to testify about energy security, it might seem, is a bit like calling Michael Vick to testify about pet care.
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Conservatives Plan to Question Obama's Supreme Court Pick on Gay Marriage - washingtonpost.com »
Posted by: david_nwpa 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
As President Obama prepares to name his first Supreme Court justice, conservatives in Washington are making clear that his nominee will face plenty of questions ...
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Frank pushing quick movement on credit card bill »
Posted by: orndorffter 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Rep. Barney Frank, the tough-talking liberal ushering through a major rewrite of rules governing Wall Street, sounded a warning shot on Thursday to big banks ...
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A Third Straight Winning Week for Stocks »
Posted by: Progressive 9 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained for a third week in a row, pushing it toward the biggest monthly advance since 1991, after a ...
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Report Calls CIA Detainee Treatment 'Inhuman' »
Posted by: Progressive 9 months ago in News
Medical officers who oversaw interrogations of terrorism suspects in CIA secret prisons committed gross violations of medical ethics and in some cases essentially participated in ...
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In 2002, Military Agency Warned Against 'Torture' »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The military agency that provided advice on harsh interrogation techniques for use against terrorism suspects referred to the application of extreme duress as "torture" in ...
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Rob Pegoraro - Help File: iPhone Speaker Interference; Not-Really-Missing Photo Files - washingtonpost.com »
Posted by: sleepingbeauty2 8 months, 1 week ago in News
Q When I leave my iPhone near the speakerphone at my office, I hear this weird buzzing noise. What's going on?
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A President Goes Friending »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months ago in Science & Technology
President Obama will not twit, I have been authoritatively informed. Or should that be tweet? Unsure about the correct verb form for sending Twitter messages ...
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An Early Military Victory for Obama »
Posted by: Progressive 8 months, 3 weeks ago in News
It was one of the earliest tests of the new American president -- a small military operation off the coast of a Third World nation. But ...
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Swine Flue Hits Europe With First Confirmed Cases in Britain, Spain »
Posted by: cherrysweet00 8 months, 1 week ago in News
As the first cases of swine flu outside North America were confirmed Monday in Spain and Scotland, European health officials issued a series of contradictory ...
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President Tries to Set a New, Pragmatic Tone »
Posted by: Progressive 9 months ago in Political News
STRASBOURG, France , April 4 -- In four days abroad, President Obama has worked side by side with foreign leaders to stabilize the world economy while acknowledging ...
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