Senate GOP blocks windfall taxes on Big Oil Posted: 5 months ago by bingo
WASHINGTON - Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt Tuesday to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record gasoline prices that have the nation fuming.
GOP senators shoved aside the Democratic proposal, arguing that punishing Big Oil won't do a thing to lower the $4-a-gallon-price of gasoline that is sending economic waves across the country. High prices at the pump are threatening everything from summer vacations to Meals on Wheels deliveries to the elderly.
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Should top equity fund managers pay more taxes? Meet some senators who say "no." Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
The biggest debate in the Senate this week isn't over Iraq, it's over a proposal to increase the taxes on some of the wealthiest Americans.
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Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
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House passes $18 billion in new taxes for Big Oil Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Hoyer acknowledged "this legislation alone will not bring down gas prices." But he said the measure will provide a needed boost to alternative energy industries -- solar, wind, biofuels and geothermal -- and help promote energy conservation. "That may bring down gas prices three years from now, 10 years from now," he said.
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Al Franken Wins Primary For U.S. Senate Seat Posted: 2 months ago by ImNotBlue
Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota...
Minnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia... Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York.
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Senate votes 97-1 to halt oil reserve shipments Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
The Senate voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel.
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Gas prices pass $4 a gallon in WA Posted: 6 months ago by muppet
Prices at the pump in Washington State broke through the $4 barrier overnight.
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Wal-Mart owes back taxes, state says Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has avoided millions of dollars in state taxes by paying rent on 87 Wisconsin properties in a way that the state Department of Revenue calls an "abuse and distortion of income."
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In Franken's Senate run, jokes are off record Posted: 5 months ago by bevissimo
Former funnyman Al Franken hopes to convince Minnesotans that he can represent them in the buttoned-down halls of the U.S. Senate. So for now, jokes are off the record.
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Obama: McCain makes a virtue out of Selfishness Posted: 3 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Lower taxes, apparently, is selfishness.
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Democrats likely to win control of the Senate Posted: 2 years ago by XXXXXPP
Democrats are within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, according to a series of new polls.
Democratic Senate candidates are tied, have a slight edge or an outright lead in each of 10 pivotal battleground states. They need a 6 seat gain to become the majority party.
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US economy plan fails in Senate Posted: 10 months ago by keroberos32
A more generous version of the economic stimulus plan than the one proposed by US President George W Bush has failed to find enough support in the Senate.
It's dead, Jim, dead...
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