Daschle made $5m in last 2 years (Politico)
Politico – Tom Daschle, under fire for not paying taxes, made nearly $5.3 million in the last two years, records released Friday show.
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Archive for Январь, 2009
Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination (AP)
AP – Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press.
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Windows 7 less annoying, but also less secure? (CNET)
CNET – Microsoft’s efforts to make Windows 7 less annoying than Vista may also be making it less secure than its predecessor.
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Senate Democrats promise to change stimulus bill (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats promised more money for infrastructure projects when an almost $900 billion version of President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan hits the Senate floor next week.
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After horrid January, stocks eye stimulus (Reuters)
Reuters – Investors are hoping swift action on an economic stimulus plan will boost Wall Street next week after its worst January ever.
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Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul (AP)
AP – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top banking officials met Friday to hammer out details of a major overhaul of the government’s financial rescue program. One official said the Obama administration was close to unveiling the new plan.
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Torre unapologetic about ‘The Yankee Years’ (AP)
AP – Don’t expect an apology, A-Rod. Joe Torre is standing by everything he says in his new book.
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Protests against foreign workers spread in UK (AP)
AP – Thousands of energy workers across Britain walked off the job Friday, joining a growing campaign of protests against foreign citizens being hired for an oil industry construction project in England.
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Senator says US, Russia must work together on Iran (AP)
AP – Sen. Carl Levin, who chairs the Armed Services Committee, said Friday he believes the time is ripe for the U.S. to pursue a fresh partnership with Russia aimed at deterring Iranian missiles.
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KG scores 22 in Celtics’ 10th straight win (AP)
AP – Boston dominated Detroit early in each half and that was enough to keep its winning streak alive.
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