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| Obama's health-care law upheld by U.S. Supreme Court | | Thu, Jun 28, 2012 | Healthcare | | WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, handing him a huge election-year political victory and keeping in force the legislative centerpiece of his term, a law aimed at covering more than 30 million uninsured Americans. Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S., President of the United States, Affordable Care Act, , Barack Obama | - Share It!
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| Statement by the President on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arizona v. the United States | | Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | Immigration | | I am pleased that the Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona's immigration law. What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform. A patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system – it’s part of the Read More Tags: Arizona, U.S., President of the United States, SB1070, Barack Obama | - Share It!
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| Two Choices: President Obama Sets Out His Vision for the Economy | | Fri, Jun 15, 2012 | President | | President Obama was in Ohio June 14 to deliver the first in a series of speeches that lay out the clear choice in this election between a vision that moves us forward and creates an economy built to last, and one that would send us backward to the failed policies Read More Tags: United States, U.S. President, Barack Obama, Economy, Economic Vision | - Share It!
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| Study: $2 trillion needed for U.S. infrastructure | | Sat, Jun 11, 2011 | Economy | | Washington Post The United States is falling dramatically behind much of the world in rebuilding and expanding an overloaded and deteriorating transportation network it needs to remain competitive in the global marketplace, according to a new study by the Urban Land Institute. Tags: United States, infrastruction, investment | - Share It!
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| States broke? Maybe they cut taxes too much | | Sun, Apr 3, 2011 | Economy | | McClatchy NewspapersBy Tony PughWASHINGTON — In his new budget proposal, Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich calls for extending a generous 21 percent cut in state income taxes. The measure was originally part of a sweeping 2005 tax overhaul that abolished the state corporate income tax and phased out a business Read More Tags: States, U.S., Taxes, Revenues | - Share It!
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| Having A Job May Not Be Enough To Make Ends Meet | | Sun, Apr 3, 2011 | Economy | | Common Dreamsby Mark HuffmanThe nation's unemployment rate dipped slightly in March to 8.8 percent, as the economy added more than 200,000 jobs during the month.People rely on food banks, like the Community Food and Outreach Center in Orlando, Fla. But despite the improvement, a new report says millions of Americans Read More Tags: Underemployment, Unemployment, United States, jobs | - Share It!
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| Conservatives seek to amend U.S. Constitution through state action | | Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | US Congress | | StatelineBy Melissa Maynard, Stateline Staff Writer Last week, with little fanfare, the Virginia House of Delegates approved a truly radical piece of legislation. It passed a “Repeal Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution which would give the states veto power over any enactment of Congress. Tags: U.S. Constitution, Virgina, Repeal amendments, States | - Share It!
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| Unpaid state bills shift burden to local governments | | Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | Economy | | Stateline.orgBy Daniel C. Vock, Stateline Staff WriterAnthony Picente decided he’d had enough. The state of New York had fallen $34 million behind on payments to Oneida County, the Upstate county around Utica where Picente is the top elected official. Picente was counting on the money to reimburse the county for Read More Tags: States, New York, Budgets, Counties, Cities, Towns | - Share It!
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