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Firms Move to Fight Overseas-Profit Tax (Tax Break For Outsourcing Jobs)
APRIL 6, 2009 WASHINGTON -- In one of the biggest battles between the business community and the White House, corporate lobbyists are intensifying efforts to block an Obama administration proposal to raise taxes on overseas profits. Executives say the measure, which could cost U.S.-based multinationals $100 billion over the next decade, would hamper economic recovery efforts. In recent days, groups including the Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Foreign Trade Council have helped form a lobbying coalition called Protect America's Competitive Edge that is devoted specifically to the issue. A letter sent to Congress last month opposing the plan was signed by 200 trade associations and companies, including General Electric Co., Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp., McDonald's Corp., Merck & Co. and Microsoft Corp. But even if businesses succeed in holding off the plan, they are likely gainin
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Key village near Kabul to be mine free by the end of 2009
44 minutes ago · A new housing development area for Afghan refugees near Kabul is being cleared of mines, with the urgency of the project becoming more acute as people are already living in the district and many more are continuing to arrive. Like other mine-contaminated areas in Afghanistan the village of Barek Ab near Bagram in Parwan province, 20 kilometres north of Kabul, poses a real risk to returnees mainly coming from Iran and Pakistan as well internally displaced persons who have settled there. The a
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Israeli invention may revolutionize skin cancer diagnosis
1 hour ago · An Israeli company has developed what it believes is a breakthrough device to aid in the early detection of skin cancer. The device, developed by Skin Cancer Scanning, is currently undergoing clinical trials at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. It offers far more precise data than the doctor's naked eye, by using fiber-optic cables to scan for potentially malignant moles. It was found to be 92 percent effective in identifying certain types of skin cancer - far more so than any apparatus
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Afghanistan: Military’s influence on aid too great, according to NGO’s report
1 hour ago · 6 April 09 - Much of the international aid to Afghanistan over the past seven years has been spent to achieve military and political objectives, and the current approach to aid lacks “clarity, coherence and resolve”, a group of international NGOs has said. IRIN, Kabul - In a report to the heads of NATO-member states, 11 international NGOs operating in Afghanistan have warned about over-reliance on short-term military gains at the expense of longer-term peace and development . “There is a n
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Darfur Kidnappers Want 200 Million Dollars For Aid Workers
2 hours ago · A group that has kidnapped two aid workers with the French organization Aide Medical Internationale in Sudan's restive Darfur province has demanded a massive ransom for their release, media reports said Monday. The Sudan Tribune, citing a news service close to Sudanese intelligence, said the unidentified kidnappers want 200 million dollars to release the French and Canadian citizens, reported dpa. The two workers were taken from the aid group's compound in Ed El-Fursan in southern Darfur S
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Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'
4 hours ago · Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests. The study focused on 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java. The researchers found high tofu consumption - at least once a day - was associated with worse memory, particularly among the over-68s. The Loughborough University-led study features in the journal Dementias and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.
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A Coffin, a Flag, a Photograph
5 hours ago · The coffin bearing Air Force Staff Sgt. Philip Myers, who was killed in Afghanistan on April 4, arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday night. It was the first such event to which the press was given access since 1991. For the first time in 18 years, the Pentagon granted the press access on Sunday night to cover the arrival of a coffin to Dover Air Force Base from overseas. The coffin, draped in a flag and bearing the body of Air Force Staff Sgt. Philip Myers of Hopewell, Va, was unloa
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US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked
6 hours ago · US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked James Doran in New York The Observer, Sunday 5 April 2009 Elizabeth Warren, chief watchdog of America's $700bn (£472bn) bank bailout plan, will this week call for the removal of top executives from Citigroup, AIG and other institutions that have received government funds in a damning report that will question the administration's approach to saving the financial system from collapse. Warren, a Harvard law professor and chair of the con
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Judge Enters Sua Sponte Orders in Ted Stevens Case
6 hours ago · Judge Enters Sua Sponte Orders in Ted Stevens Case By Jeralyn, Section Corruption Cases Posted on Sun Apr 05, 2009 at 10:08:18 PM EST Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens' criminal conviction is history, but the Judge is still going. Today (yes on Sunday) Judge Emmett Sullivan entered two orders (available on PACER): MINUTE ORDER as to THEODORE F. STEVENS. The Court, sua sponte, directs that by no later than 10:00 a.m. on April 6, 2009, the government shall provide to the Court copie
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Media Allowed to Witness Return of War Casualty
7 hours ago · For the first time since an 18-year ban on news coverage of returning war dead was lifted, the media will witness the arrival Sunday of a soldier killed overseas. After receiving permission from family members, Dover Air Force Base in Delaware will be opened for the media to observe the return of the flag-covered coffin carrying the body of 30-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers of Hopewell, Va. Myers was killed April 4 near Helmand province, Afghanistan, when he was hit with an impro
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Obama Seeks to Boost Ties With Muslim Ally Turkey.
7 hours ago · ANKARA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek on Monday to shore up ties with Turkey, a Muslim country with growing clout whose help Washington needs to solve confrontations and conflicts from Iran to Afghanistan. Obama's April 5-7 visit is a nod to Turkey's regional reach, economic power, unrivalled diplomatic contacts and status as a secular Muslim democracy that has accommodated political Islam. It is last leg of an eight-day trip marking his debut as president on the world stage.
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Apr 05 · Famed Gitmo Lawyer Facing Six Months in Prison For Writing Letter to Obama Detailing Torture of Client Posted April 2, 2009. Clive Stafford Smith is accused of 'unprofessional conduct' by Pentagon officials who monitor communication between Gitmo prisoners and their lawyers. Lawyers for Binyam Mohamed face the incredible prospect of a six-month jail sentence in America after writing a letter to President Obama detailing their client's allegations of torture by U.S. agents. The privileg
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Apr 04 · And want those homes declared an emergency. It appears much of this occurred during building in the 2004-2007 time frame, with a shortage of building materials caused by the 3 hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004. From the Christian Science Monitor: Miami - There was something that always bothered Rene Galvin when she walked in the front door of her new condo - an eye-watering, rotten egg smell that clung to the four walls and everything contained within them, from the furniture to
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Apr 05 · Limbaugh’s oeuvre is best described as “much of a muchness,” which is to say he embraces shallowness, incuriousness, and mendacity and wants his listeners to do the same. It’s not so much that Rush Limbaugh is lying to his listeners. It’s that he’s encouraging them to lie to themselves, showing them by example how, if they inadvertently stumble upon statements from President Obama that directly contradict their own assumption sthey can edit and twist them to fit those assumptions. For instan
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Apr 05 · Criticizing a U.S. President can be a very sensitive issue. There will always be those who claim that such criticism is indicative of a lack of “patriotism”. From within one’s own party, such as here on DU, there are those who feel that such criticism is indicative of lack of party loyalty or lack of loyalty to the principles of our party. I don’t see it like that. I assume that the vast majority of DUers – both those who criticize President Obama and those who criticize those of us who
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Apr 05 · I go to work each day to work with the nation's young people. Regardless of what laws, policies, mandates, procedures, and philosophies are ruling the moment, the year, or the decade. Regardless of the budget. Regardless of class size. Regardless of the existence, or not, or the quality, or not, of a school library, of technology on campus, of books, of texts, of materials and supplies, of nurses, counselors, librarians, or other support staff. In the absence of any "aides." Regardless of t
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Apr 05 · Finally a paper is calling the Republicans out on their policy of "harassing women" who seek abortions. Finally some one in the media notices that whenever things look bad for the GOP...they begin to attack gays even more and try to limit even more the rights of women. :applause: to the editorial page of the Miami Herald. Tallahassee's failure thus far to deal realistically with next year's widening budget hole is no excuse to waste time again this year on a bill that would allow the
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Apr 05 · I was asked on a thread last night how I felt about the fact that Obama has not yet prosecuted Bush and Cheney for war crimes. It was an honest question, and one which I think deserves an honest answer – an answer that some will agree with, while others will not. But in keeping with what is meant to be the tenor of this board, I will express my opinion – and take what slings and arrows may be thrown my way. I want to see Bush, Cheney and the entire gang of torturers rounded up, prosecuted
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Apr 04 · April 9th 1865 “(General Lee), We are all Americans, Sir” General Parker's Native American name was Do-Ne-Ho-Gew-Weh There are many iconic phrases that populate the American lexicon and become the subject of memorization by 7th graders in every junior high school in the country. Struggling to keep the continent’s 500 year recorded history straight, bored students memorize different famous statements as a hook to keep differing times and conflicts in order. Most of these iconic ph
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Apr 04 · . . . in the fight against al-Qaeda that he identified as his primary reason for continuing and escalating the military mission in Afghanistan. I think it's significant and revealing that the NATO 'allies' have lost faith and will to continue battling Taliban resistance fighters indefinitely, and are focused instead on using their resources and influence to provide economic and humanitarian aid and assistance. Despite the administration's public pleasure about the outcome of the NATO sum
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Apr 04 · and what we did to their country and its citizens. I have kept track of several, and they show in-depth understanding of a country that harmed them so much. One wrote with relief about the 2006 election and our winning more congressional seats. I wasn't particularly jubilant earlier today! I didn't even follow the election results as closely as I should have: Bush was adamant to 'stay the course', the Democrats did not have a clear policy on Iraq. Some of them were even advocating th
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Apr 04 · My apologies for the gap in my Klavan challenge entries. Rest assured that , while I may not have posted about Rush, I was dutifully listening to at least one hour of him yesterday morning, and will report tomorrow on what Rush said and why he says the things he says. But for now, we’ll deal with my third day of Listening to Rush, the Thursday, April 2 show. Naturally the subject was President Obama’s European trip, the G20, and the economy. I have to confess, after a couple of days, my mi
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Apr 04 · Another week of the Obama Presidency passes – and oh, no, he diy’nt … He didn’t ignore any intelligence briefings that resulted in a major attack on NYC and Washington D.C. He didn’t allow anyone on his staff to out a covert CIA agent. He didn’t direct that anyone be tortured while touting his “I’m a good Christian” credentials. He didn’t launch a “Shock & Awe” offensive against a nation he claimed had WMDs which were never there. He didn’t go on vacation while a US city was left
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