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Friday, August 4, 2006

Senate Rejects GOP Estate Tax Cut, Minimum Wage Hike Bill

Friday, August 04, 2006 WASHINGTON — A Republican election-year effort to fuse a cut in inheritance taxes on multimilllion-dollar estates with the first minimum wage increase in nearly a decade was rejected by the Senate late Thursday. Republicans needed 60 votes to advance their bill, which links a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

House Approves Minimum Wage Increase Bill

Saturday, July 29, 2006 WASHINGTON — Republicans muscled the first minimum wage increase in a decade through the House of Representatives early Saturday after pairing it with a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates. Combining the two issues provoked protests from Democrats and was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Landis to Talk About Doping Result in Spain Press Conference

Friday, July 28, 2006 MADRID, Spain — Floyd Landis plans to give a news conference Friday in Madrid about the positive doping result that threatens to wipe out the American's victory in the Tour de France, his lawyer's office said. It would be the American cyclist's first public appearance since... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 27, 2006

Massachusetts Turnpike Chief Resigns After Pressure to Step Down

Thursday, July 27, 2006 BOSTON — Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello, under fire since heavy ceiling panels in a Big Dig tunnel collapsed on a motorist, agreed Thursday to resign after weeks of pressure on him to step aside. Amorello's resignation will be effective Aug. 15,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Rushed to ICU for Kidney Dialysis

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital Wednesday to undergo a form of kidney dialysis, a hospital spokeswoman said. Sharon's condition deteriorated significantly earlier in the week, when officials... Sign in to see full entry.

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