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Most Small Businesses Don't Quite Fit The Political Picture
April 18, 2012 The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on a GOP measure to cut taxes on small businesses, ostensibly to create jobs. An analysis of government data shows that most small businesses don't have any employees beyond the owner. To qualify for the new tax break, they'd have to change that.
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Small Businesses Get Big Political Hype. What's The Reality?
April 18, 2012 The one thing politicians seem to agree on is the value of small businesses — and they love, love, love to talk about them. But the intense focus on small businesses may overstate the economic case.
Million-Dollar Donors
SuperDonor Backs Romney — And Gay Marriage
April 17, 2012 Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer has given $1 million to Restore Our Future, the superPAC supporting Mitt Romney. Singer is a longtime donor to GOP causes, but he's also a high-profile, big-money advocate for gay marriage.
Election 2012
Longtime GOP Sen. Lugar Faces Stiff Tea Party Fight
April 5, 2012 Six-term Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana is facing his first primary challenge since winning the job in the 1970s. The race is attracting big money from outside groups and superPACs, and is seen as a test of the strength of the Tea Party movement versus the power of incumbency.
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As A Politician, Romney's Long Had Trouble Talking Cars
April 2, 2012 Mitt Romney has had issues in this campaign with cars. There was his "two Cadillacs" comment in February, and news last week about a car elevator in a remodeled California home. But audio from 2004 shows that talking about cars also gave Romney pause during his time as Massachusetts governor.
Mitt Romney
On Energy Policy, Romney's Emphasis Has Shifted
April 2, 2012 The GOP candidates for president have seized on high gasoline prices as a line of attack against President Obama, largely saying the answer is more domestic oil drilling. But as Massachusetts governor, GOP front-runner Mitt Romney used to emphasize fuel efficiency and cutting energy demand.
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Romney's Support For Ryan Budget Has Democrats Crying Foul
March 29, 2012 The Republican presidential candidate has hammered President Obama's health care law for cutting $500 billion out of Medicare. He has also endorsed Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan, which cuts the same amount out of the program.
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Insider-Trading Ban Passes Congress, But Some See Missed Opportunity
March 22, 2012 The Senate passed a bill Thursday to explicitly ban insider trading by members of Congress and the executive branch. But the legislation, known as the STOCK Act, is quite a bit weaker than earlier versions.