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Obama budget would up taxes on rich, boost jobs spending
Feb 13, 2012, 2:22 GMT
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Obama calls for quick passage of payroll tax holiday extension
Feb 14, 2012, 17:39 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to extend to the end of 2012 a reduction in the payroll tax that is levied against US workers to pay for pensions. ... more
Report: Director Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam
Feb 14, 2012, 15:01 GMT
Tehran - US filmmaker Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, has converted to Islam and chosen Ali as his Muslim first name, the Iranian news agency Fars reported Tuesday. ... more
US Supreme Court justice robbed at machete-point
Feb 13, 2012, 23:14 GMT
Washington - US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife were robbed during a vacation on the Caribbean island of Nevis by an intruder armed with a machete, the Washington Post reported Monday. ... more
Obama budget provides election fodder
Feb 13, 2012, 21:56 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed additional taxes on the wealthy and new spending on jobs programmes in his 2013 budget plan, setting up an inevitable showdown with Congress and the Republicans seeking to unseat him in November elections. ... more
Grammy show gets huge ratings boost from Whitney Houston tribute
Feb 13, 2012, 21:10 GMT
Los Angeles - Near record numbers of music fans tuned in to watch Sunday night's Grammy Awards which were dominated by tributes to Whitney Houston, according to ratings figures released Monday. ... more
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