Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded Wednesday as demonstrations over Quran burning intensified in Afghanistan. Police killed four people and wounded 10 others during protests in Parwan province, said Abdul Wassi Sayedkhili, a provincial council official. Health officials said a fifth person died and 10 others wounded [...]
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Washington (CNN) — The Treasury Department will unveil President Barack Obama’s corporate tax reform plan on Wednesday, senior administration officials told CNN. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told a Senate panel last week the plan will be an effort to find “common ground” on broad principles between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. “We want to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Iran Allegedly Blocks Nuclear Probe
AP VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear agency on Wednesday acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran. The double signs of defiance reflected continued Iranian determination [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Obama Corporate Tax Plan To Drop Rate to 28 Percent
AP Feb. 16, 2012: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 federal budget. WASHINGTON – Laying down an election-year marker in the debate over taxes, the Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »5 dead in shooting at health spa outside Atlanta
Five people were killed in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night at a Norcross, Ga., health spa, northeast of Atlanta, local police said. On arrival at the scene, officers found four people dead, Norcross police captain Brian Harr told Reuters. A fifth victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Harr said they believe the shooter was among [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Job creators? Some cities are poachers instead
CORALVILLE, Iowa — When the leaders of this small Iowa city became desperate to land a new department store, they didn’t have to look far: They lured one from the city next door, along with up to 100 jobs. The store called Von Maur agreed to leave Iowa City for a platter of incentives offered by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UN watchdog: Iran thwarted nuclear inspection
The Iranian government has blocked attempts to investigate its alleged atomic weapons work, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday. The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, expressed disappointment over a lack of progress during two days of talks in Tehran over Iran’s disputed nuclear program and said its request to visit a military site had [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Santorum gains in Ariz. before debate
CNN LIVE: Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET for the last presidential debate before Super Tuesday, the CNN/Arizona Republican Party Debate hosted by John King. Follow it on Twitter at #CNNDebate and on Facebook at CNN Politics. For real-time coverage of the Arizona and Michigan primaries, go to CNNPolitics.com or to the CNN apps [...]
Read the rest of this entry »High court to take up college affirmative action
Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to tackle another election-year blockbuster and will decide whether the University of Texas’ race-conscious admission policies violate the rights of white applicants. If health care reform, illegal immigration crackdowns, voting rights and TV indecency were not enough, now the nine-member bench is poised to add to its [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Obama Team AlternatesJabs at GOP Candidates
As Rick Santorum fights off efforts to label him extreme or “ultraconservative” for discussing faith and family on the campaign trail, the White House is taking a new tack against the Republican candidate and his presidential primary rival Mitt Romney — accusing them both of driving up the deficit in their budget proposals. In a [...]
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