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- Health-care reform: How has the individual mandate worked in Massachusetts?Six years into Massachusetts' version of health-care reform, most residents are complying with the individual mandate. But for some, the cost of a premium is almost prohibitive.
Is Mitt Romney really ahead in the money race?Mitt Romney has raised more millions in May and June than has Obama. But Obama, who did not have to spend big to win the nomination, has a lot more cash on hand for the fight ahead.
Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.- Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.
- Obama tax proposal: Who makes more than $250k, and are they rich?President Obama has proposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year. Here's a look at who would end up paying higher taxes.
Fiscal zombie apocalypse in Washington? Obama and Congress on taxes.Lawmakers and the White House keep putting off tough fiscal and political decisions until after the elections, prompting criticism that this is a 'Zombie Congress.'
Will Ron Paul pull off one last delegate surprise?Ron Paul supporters in Nebraska appear on the verge of winning a plurality of delegates from their state to the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. That could lead to him getting 15 minutes to address the convention audience.
Obama tax-cut plan: easing risk of 'fiscal cliff'?Not extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich could cut the federal deficit by $81 billion in 2013, but it could also damage the economy by reining in spending by the highest-earning Americans.- Obama tax-cut plan: easing risk of 'fiscal cliff'?Not extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich could cut the federal deficit by $81 billion in 2013, but it could also damage the economy by reining in spending by the highest-earning Americans.
Obama's call for middle-class tax cut extension: three key pointsCutting to the chase: It won't pass. Although voters support higher taxes on the rich 鈥� even some Democrats are wary that what counts as 'rich' in some states doesn't go as far in others.- Obama's call for middle-class tax cut extension: three key pointsCutting to the chase: It won't pass. Although voters support higher taxes on the rich 鈥� even some Democrats are wary that what counts as 'rich' in some states doesn't go as far in others.
Why Obama wants to keep Bush tax cuts for another yearPresident Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year. Will House Republicans support this extension?
Cover StoryPolling: a look inside the machinery of public opinion surveysPolling: Behind the scenes at Gallup, interviewers and editors try to find out how Americans will vote on election day. With the media's dependence on public opinion statistics, news consumers must educate themselves about which surveys provide valuable data and why.
Obama, Romney campaign surrogates duke it out on TV blabfestsWhile Mitt Romney and President Obama were finishing up a little summer down time, their campaign surrogates were arguing issues and candidate character on the Sunday TV talk shows.
Obama buscapade: bribe cookies, marinara mishaps, and hair with blue spikesAh, the presidential bus tour, filled with diners, handshakes, and delightfully unscripted ramblings. Here are Decoder's three favorite moments from President Obama's two-day trip.聽
Ron Paul's next revolution: Internet freedomRon Paul, the man who brought 'End the Fed' into Republican mainstream now has tabbed Internet freedom as a new crusade to be carried on by his son Rand in the Senate.
Romney raised $100 million in June. Will that quiet conservative critics?Mitt Romney's haul in June was a monthly record for a GOP candidate. He'll need that money in the Battle of the Ads, which will only escalate. But conservative critics are clamoring for more from their party's standard-bearer.聽
Tax, schmax: Does it matter what Romney calls the health-care mandate?Conservatives saw red when the presumptive GOP nominee denied that President Obama's health-care mandate amounted to a tax hike. Then, Mitt Romney got back in line.
Obama speaks at troop naturalization ceremony. Can immigrants join US military?The President welcomed 26 members of the armed forces after they took the naturalization oath. Service in the military can expedite the citizenship process.
It's Malia Obama's birthday! Where's the party?Today the eldest First Daughter turns 14. But it's not easy sharing a birthday with the United States.