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Obama: McCain Changed Views on Tax Cuts
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Britons hiding money in tax havens have evaded up to $1.5bn of tax a year, according to the first official estimate of the "tax gap". (article 9)
The Senate rejected calls from both parties' presidential candidates to take an election-year break from pork-barrel spending as a Democratic-run Congress pushed budget plans that would torpedo hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts won by President Bush. (article 2)
(WASHINGTON) - The Senate on Thursday gave a sweeping endorsement to some of President Bush's tax cuts but rejected renewing others as all three major presidential candidates interrupted their campaigns to cast key votes on the budget. (article 4)
The chamber voted 52-47 to reject a move by Sen. Lindsay Graham to extend Bush's tax cuts for middle- and higher-income taxpayers, investors and people inheriting businesses and big estates. (article 4)
On a partisan vote of 212-207, the House approved the non-binding $3 trillion budget blueprint, which will help guide congressional committees that write spending and tax bills. (article 6)
Criticizing GOP efforts to extend major tax cuts from Bush's first term and to eliminate the estate tax, Obama said: " These are all steps that John McCain rightly said were irresponsible when they first came up. (article 1)
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Tax, cuts, Budget, Bush, schemes |
Source articles
- Obama: McCain Changed Views on Tax Cuts (Washington Post, 03/12/2008, 350 words)
- Senate Blocks Moratorium on Earmarks (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/13/2008, 922 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/13/2008, 976 words)
- Senate Buys Extended Tax Cut Idea (time.com, 03/13/2008, 448 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/13/2008, 297 words)
- House passes FY09 budget plan White House opposes (Washington Post, 03/13/2008, 317 words)
- While a great teacher can change students' attitud... (baltimoresun.com, 03/13/2008, 545 words)
- New tax stirs up threats to move - (baltimoresun.com, 03/14/2008, 967 words)
- ‘Tax gap’ estimated at £11bn-£41bn (ft.com, 03/13/2008, 429 words)
- Personal allowances increased with inflation (ft.com, 03/12/2008, 1397 words)
- Boost for investors in start-ups (ft.com, 03/13/2008, 448 words)
- Local income tax plan under fire (BBC News, 03/13/2008, 279 words)
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