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Opinion: White House Exits Normal? Not By a Long Shot
By Richard Benedetto - AOL News(Oct. 13) -- It has become a mantra in the news media these days to include in every story about the departure of another high-level Obama White House official the cautionary declaration that "it is normal for appointees to leave after a president's first two years." The unspoken message here is that this is not a case of rats deserting a sinking ship, it's just routine housecleaning. But just how "normal" is it for a slew of high-ranking White House appointees to leave in the first two years? You don't have to look back too far to discover that, in fact, it's not so "normal" after ...
Obama to Urge $100 Billion Tax Credit for Businesses
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyLooking for ways to jump-start the economy, President Barack Obama will call for a $100 billion research and development tax credit for businesses this week, The Washington Post reports. Obama is expected to announce the initiative in a speech Wednesday in Cleveland. The proposal would increase and permanently extend research and development tax credits for businesses, rewarding companies that develop new technologies domestically and preserve American jobs. It would be paid for by closing corporate tax breaks for multinational corporations and oil and gas companies. Laura Tyson, a member of ...
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