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Barack Obama to Propose New Tax Rate for Millionaires

President Barack Obama will propose a new minimum tax rate for U.S. taxpayers who make more than $1 million to help lower the nation's $1.5 trillion long-term debt, according to media reports. This plan will be adopted from a suggestion made by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wears a New Hampshire sweatshirt during a stop at a clam bake at a private residence in Seabrook

Author of Sarah Palin Book Calls Her 'Vindictive Hypocrite' and 'Utter Fraud'

Joe McGinniss, author of the upcoming book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, which alleges that Palin used cocaine and marijuana, had a one-night stand with NBA star Glen Rice and a long-term affair with her husband's business partner, spoke about Palin in a segment on the Today show on Thursday.
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January Jones Gives Birth, Father Still out of The Picture [PHOTOS]

Mad Men actress January Jones has given birth to a healthy baby boy, Xander Dane Jones. People magazine reports that the star gave birth on Tuesday, and that both mother and child are doing great.She's really looking forward to the next chapter in her life as a single mom, a source told People, in what sounds like a pre-emptive strike against questions about the baby's father.Jones has been mysteriously mum on her child's patertiny since announcing her pr...
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U.S. Postal Service Letter Delivery Drops 50 Percent in Past Decade

United States Postal Service First Class mail, long recognized for speed and reliability considering the cost of a stamp, may slow due to cost-saving measures that may be put into place. The postal service has experienced fast decline in First Class mail due to the Internet, as more people use email and online bill pay instead. In the last five years, for example, First Class mail volume has dropped 25 percent, and single piece first class mail -- letters and such sent with a stamp -- has decli....
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Ohio

Startup America Program Moving Too Slowly

Last winter, President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and a small posse of White House officials made a big show as they swept through Northeast Ohio to kick off their Startup America initiative that promised to help seed new ventures and create jobs. Eight months later, Ray Leach is still waiting.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry

Republicans Favor Perry, But Obama Still Leads Over GOP Nominees: Poll

In the latest Bloomberg News Poll on the 2012 election, Republican and Republican-leaning Independent voters favor Texas Gov. Rick Perry over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but in the poll's entire sample, the public still favors President Barack Obama over any GOP nominee.
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska

Book Claims Sarah Palin Had One-Night Stand with NBA Star Glen Rice

The former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who is expected to make an entry next year into the Republican race for 2012, is facing politically devastating allegations about her past. A new book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, authored by Joe McGinniss, alleges that Palin used cocaine and marijuana, had a one-night stand with NBA star Glen Rice and had a long term affair with one of her husband's former business associates.

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