| Above the Fold |
September 16, 2011 |
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| Medicare announcement could hook older voters |
| By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
| Turning a usually routine announcement into a pointed rebuttal of its GOP critics, the Obama administration said Thursday that premiums for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans will drop for 2012, while enrollment is expected to rise...Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Republican Perry says Romney health plan cost jobs
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| By Thomas Beaumont |
| Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said Thursday the health care bill GOP rival Mitt Romney enacted in Massachusetts paved the way for President Barack Obama's federal health law last year and cost the state jobs...Read more |
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| Postal Service proposes cuts in processing centers |
| By Randolph E. Schmid |
| The financially troubled Postal Service said Thursday it may close more than 250 mail processing facilities across the country and plans to reduce service standards for first-class mail in an effort to cut costs...Read more |
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| Boehner: Debt panel can start on major tax changes |
| By David Espo |
| House Speaker John Boehner urged Congress' deficit "supercommittee" on Thursday to lay the groundwork for a broad overhaul of the U.S. tax code, rejecting Democrats' talk of tax increases but leaving open the possibility the government's take could rise as a result...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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More tax revenues poured into the black hole of the federal government will not solve anything.
