U.S.
Jobless benefits and payroll tax cut in danger, SEIU warns
February 9, 2012Republican lawmakers are plotting to allow extra federal jobless benefits and the "temporary" payroll tax cut for 160 million workers to lapse.
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Protesters slam Kasich for “selling out Ohio”
February 9, 2012Protesters denounced huge tax giveaways to the rich and big business that the governor is paying for with cuts to education, mental health and city services.
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City Council OKs community benefits for Oakland Army Base project
February 9, 2012A new chapter opened in the long saga of efforts to redevelop the former Oakland Army Base, as the City Council approved guiding principles.
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Will Facebook get a ‘like’ in China?
February 8, 2012Facebook wants to reach China's Internet population, but critics and analysts are doubtful of its prospects there.
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Santorum rolls over the “inevitable” Romney
February 8, 2012The Republican establishment's narrative of Mitt Romney's "imevitability" as the party's presidential nominee unraveled Tuesday in just one night.
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