Report: John Paulson May Move To Puerto Rico To Avoid A Big Tax Bill - Business Insider

Report: John Paulson May Move To Puerto Rico To Avoid A Big Tax Bill - Business Insider:

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Journalist Exposes Republicans For Including Obama's Policies In Ryan's Budget | ThinkProgress

Journalist Exposes Republicans For Including Obama's Policies In Ryan's Budget | ThinkProgress: "RYAN LIZZA (NEW YORKER): Did you vote against the fiscal cliff deal?
CHAFFETZ: Yeah, I did.
LIZZA: Is this budget going to assume the $600 billion in new revenues in that fiscal cliff deal?
CHAFFETZ: Well, we haven’t gotten to the final product. Paul has not yet released it. It potentially will [...] But look, at the end of the day you’ve got to put numbers on a piece of paper and achieve balance. So I think there’s a mix there…
LIZZA: Speaking to America’s frustration, Republicans voted overwhelmingly against a deal that raised $600 billion in revenue, and now it sounds like they’re going to put out a budget that pockets that $600 billion and put that up for a vote. So I think that paradox is — is a little difficult to understand."

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Unemployment at 4-Year Low as U.S. Hiring Gains Steam

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The economy picked up speed in February, creating jobs at a pace that would substantially lower the unemployment rate. But Washington could put a stop to that.

Even as analysts hailed a better-than-expected jobs report on Friday that pointed to an acceleration in growth, they warned that stronger employment gains are being put at risk by sequestration, the automatic spending cuts being imposed by the federal government.

“They’re doing their best to get in the way,” Nigel Gault, chief United States economist at IHS Global Insight, said of lawmakers and other officials. “But the good news is that the economy is carrying plenty of momentum going into sequestration.”

The Labor Department reported that the economy added 236,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate sank to 7.7 percent, down from 7.9 percent in January and the lowest level since December 2008.

Wall Street expected no more than 165,000 additional jobs in February, and the surprise helped lift the Dow Jones industrial average to another new nominal record, its fourth for the week. It closed at 14,397.07.

The Unemployment Rate Is Below 4 Percent For People With A Bachelor's Degree - Business Insider

The Unemployment Rate Is Below 4 Percent For People With A Bachelor's Degree - Business Insider:
"The national unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent to 7.7 percent this week, after a strong Non-Farm Payrolls report.
But the unemployment rate differs greatly for people with different levels of education."

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Global Temperatures Highest in 4,000 Years, Study Says - NYTimes.com

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Global Temperatures Highest in 4,000 Years, Study Says - NYTimes.com: "Global temperatures are warmer than at any time in at least 4,000 years, scientists reported Thursday, and over the coming decades are likely to surpass levels not seen on the planet since before the last ice age."

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Sen. Patrick Leahy unveils gun trafficking bill - John Bresnahan and Reid J. Epstein - POLITICO.com

Sen. Patrick Leahy unveils gun trafficking bill - John Bresnahan and Reid J. Epstein - POLITICO.com: "Sen. Patrick Leahy unveils gun trafficking bill"

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Poll: Asian voters lean Democratic - Kevin Cirilli - POLITICO.com

Poll: Asian voters lean Democratic - Kevin Cirilli - POLITICO.com: "A new poll found that Asian-Americans lean Democratic, but that they are not strongly committed to either the GOP or the Democratic Party.

Fifty-seven percent of Asian-Americans lean Democratic, compared with 28 percent who lean Republican and 13 percent who are independent, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. The remaining are undecided or did not respond."

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Mass. gets $44M Health & Human Services grant to test health care innovation plan - Boston Business Journal

Mass. gets $44M Health & Human Services grant to test health care innovation plan - Boston Business Journal: "Massachusetts is one of six states to win a three-and-a-half year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the transformation of the health care delivery system with the goal of improving quality and lowering costs. The funding is provided by provisions of the federal health reform law."

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Sequester: White House Warns Of State Cuts - Business Insider

Sequester: White House Warns Of State Cuts - Business Insider: "Less than a week before across-the-board cuts start to kick in as a result of the sequester, the White House warned on Sunday of the state-by-state effect of the cuts. "

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Gun Used To Stop Crime - Business Insider

Gun Used To Stop Crime - Business Insider:

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