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Afghan police: Taliban overruns remote district

Amir Shah — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:11:48 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — About 300 Taliban fighters on Tuesday overran the tiny capital of a remote mountainous district in northeast Afghanistan, forcing police to retreat from their small outpost in the area, an official said.

The takeover was another indication of the deteriorating security situation in the north and ...

Obama announces plan to close tax loopholes

Mon, 04 May 2009 15:54:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is proposing to close tax loopholes for companies and individuals with operations or bank accounts overseas.

Obama said Monday he wants to prevent U.S. companies from deferring tax payments by keeping profits in foreign companies rather than recording them at home. ...

Tax-day protests across nation set to send message

Amanda Carpenter — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:45:03 GMT

Boston Tea Party-inspired protests have randomly cropped up across the country in opposition to the federal government's spending increases, and now plans are under way for a coordinated national tea party, reminiscent of 1773's dumping of tea by Colonists into Boston Harbor in response to taxes levied by Great ...