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Health care tax: Top House Democrats want levy on wealthy to cover much of overhaul
Tribune Newspapers-- Capping weeks of negotiations over how to pay for a health-care overhaul that could top $1 trillion over the next decade, senior House Democrats have settled on a proposal to cover a significant portion of the cost by raising income taxes on the...Tags: National Government, Laws, Republican Party, Government, Henry Waxman
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Bailout funds may go to direct loans
The Associated PressThe Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling small businesses, in a continuing attempt to find a way to make up for clogged credit. Officials...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Treasury, The White House
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Energy group to host free seminar in East Hampton
gary.dymski@newsday.comHomeowners and small-business owners interested in reducing their utility bills can get information at a free seminar this month sponsored by Renewable Energy Long Island, a Riverhead nonprofit. Interest in solar and wind energy has risen dramatically...Tags: Long Island, Credit and Debt, Long Island Power Authority, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Administration considers loan help for small businesses
The Associated PressThe Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling small businesses, in a continuing attempt to find a way to make up for clogged credit. Officials...Tags: Barack Obama, The White House
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Finance 101: Few ordinary people pay estate taxes because of high dollar threshold
AP Personal Finance WriterNEW YORK (AP) — As attention turns from Michael Jackson's death to the complex estate the pop icon left behind, experts are sorting through his holdings and putting price tags on their value — with an eye on the tax bill they will generate....Tags: State Budgets, Financial Planning, National Government, Internal Revenue Service, Government
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Government program to spark consumer lending backs 9 deals worth $12 billion in July
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A government program intended to spark lending to consumers and small businesses at cheaper rates supported nine deals worth a total of roughly $12 billion this month, down about 27 percent from June's total. Earlier this week,...Tags: Ford, Deere and Company, BMW, Consumers, Federal Reserve
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7-Eleven rallies its customers, saying merchants are bank-fee victims, too
The associated pressNEW YORK — Riding a wave of public outrage over credit-card practices, 7-Eleven Inc. wants to show merchants are victims of the industry, too. The convenience-store chain announced a petition this week to give small businesses more power to...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Texas, Skokie
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Kate Gosselin to attend California women's forum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMaria Shriver's annual women's conference has always been an A-list affair, and this year's event is no different. Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Edwards, Katie Couric, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress Kelly Preston are among the...Tags: Dalai Lama, Jon Gosselin, Government, Buddhism, Katie Couric
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Reality TV star Kate Gosselin among the guests for Maria Shriver's annual women's conference
Associated Press WriterSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Maria Shriver's annual women's conference has always been an A-list affair, and this year's event is no different. Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Edwards, Katie Couric, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress...Tags: Dalai Lama, Government, Jon Gosselin, Buddhism, Katie Couric
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7-Eleven rallies customers against credit, debit card fees banks charge small businesses
AP Personal Finance WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Riding a wave of public outrage over credit card practices, 7-Eleven Inc. wants to show merchants are victims of the industry too. The convenience store chain announced a petition this week to give small businesses more power to...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Personal Data Collection, Credit and Debt, Government
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Cathy Hobbs, ASID
Emmy award winning television personality Cathy Hobbs (ASID) is the founder of the interior design firm aphereä, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the Co-Host and Executive Producer of Metro Residential. Founded in 2003, aphereä is a boutique style...Tags: WPIX-TV, Maryland, Michigan, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Periodicals
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health providers' deals with lawmakers widening split with business
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Health care providers have been crowing in recent days about deals they've cut with lawmakers to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Those agreements have been announced in flashy White House ceremonies &#...Tags: Wages and Pensions, National Government, Laws, Lobbying, Government Health Care
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