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Today in history: On April 15 the tax man cometh
April 15, 2015In 1894, the Wilson-Gorman tariff imposed the first peacetime income tax of 2 percent on income over $4000, affecting fewer than one in ten households at that time.
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Rubio announces, abandons immigration reform
April 14, 2015"Unfortunately he is much more beholden to his tea party base than to his Latino community."
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South Dakota American Indians win in landmark child welfare case
April 14, 2015Many here say the federal government should, as it did in the South in the1950's, send in the federal troops. Let it be Indian troops.
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On Equal Pay Day women call for a level playing field
April 14, 2015For women, today is a sobering reminder that not nearly enough has been done to address unfair wages in this country.
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Right wingers attend “side” meetings during Summit of the Americas
April 13, 2015There was a lot of action on the side, at parallel meetings and the Summit of the Peoples.
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