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14 Mar As Obama turns on charm for GOP House, Senate Republicans try to defund Obamacare

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As President Obama huddled in a basement lecture hall with House Republicans Wednesday afternoon as part of a much ballyhooed effort to reach out to...

14 Mar 10 Things to Know About the Senate Democrats’ Budget

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1. The Senate Democratic budget purports achieve a $1.85 trillion worth of deficit reduction over the next 10 years through spending cuts and revenues raised...

14 Mar House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp pitches simpler, stabler tax system for small businesses

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House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) on Tuesday released a draft of the committee’s latest tax reform legislation, which includes various proposals to...

14 Mar Japan will enter negotiations on Asia-Pacific trade agreement, media reports say

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By joining negotiations on the United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Tokyo would edge closer to Washington as a trade partner. The pact could strike down...

13 Mar U.S. Retail Sales Jump

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Retail sales in the United States rose more than expected in February, suggesting that consumer spending this quarter will hold up despite higher taxes....

12 Mar Despite sequestration, U.S. cargo volume to increase 2.3% in March

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Cargo volume at the nation's ports is expected increase in March, despite port slowdowns as a result of automatic federal budget cuts, according to a...

12 Mar EDITORIAL: Collect online sales tax

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The other is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a state can't require remote retailers without a physical presence to collect sales tax in...