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Any experienced investor knows that these are not normal times. But they could become truly historic times, if the United States is able to pass universal health care legislation in the the weeks ahead. Continue reading United States on verge of historic Senate debate on health care
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada and Senate Majority Leader, is weighing increasing the Medicare payroll tax by 0.4 to 0.5 percentage point, as a way to help fund universal health care, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (subscription required.)Continue reading Reid eyeing 0.4%-0.5% Medicare payroll tax hike for health care reform
Even though it faces an uphill battle in the Senate, look for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid's, D-Nevada, flexible public option to become part of a universal health care bill. Continue reading Reid's 'flex-public option' may represent viable third way on health care reform
On Saturday, President Bush warned that the government must guard against going too far in trying to fix the troubled economy. "If we were to pursue some of the sweeping government solutions that we hear about in Washington, we would make a complicated problem even worse -- and end up hurting far more homeowners than we help."
"Democrats know that wait-and-see is not a responsible strategy for an economy that is teetering on the brink of recession," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "The president continues to convince himself that inaction is the cure-all for the economic problems hurting hardworking Americans." Democrats intend to strengthen the economy with measures dealing with housing, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
President Bush said the recently passed program of tax rebates should begin to lift the economy in the second quarter of the year and have an even stronger impact in the third quarter. But he urged caution about doing more, particularly about the crisis in the housing market.
American President George Bush announced his new budget spending plan today, and the package came out to a total of $3.1 trillion.Continue reading Bush announces new $3.1 trillion budget plan
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| 1 | Joseph Lazzaro | 114 | 0 |
| 2 | Tom Johansmeyer | 102 | 3 |
| 3 | Connie Madon | 51 | 0 |
| 4 | Steven Mallas | 43 | 0 |
| 5 | Tom Taulli | 42 | 0 |
| 6 | Mark Fightmaster | 42 | 0 |
| 7 | Trey Thoelcke | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | Steven Halpern | 32 | 0 |
| 9 | Melly Alazraki | 26 | 0 |
| 10 | Paul Foster | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | Zac Bissonnette | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | Brian White | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | Jim Cramer | 22 | 0 |
| 14 | Brent Archer | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | Jon Ogg | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | Elizabeth Harrow | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | Eric Buscemi | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Sheldon Liber | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael Fowlkes | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Beth Gaston Moon | 8 | 0 |
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