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House passes alternative minimum tax relief
WASHINGTON - The House voted Wednesday to protect more than 20 million mostly upper-income taxpayers in danger of being slapped with a tax increase averaging $2,300 because of the alternative minimum tax.
People:Charles Rangel Max Baucus Activities:110th Congress Source:(AP)
2008-06-25
SKorea, US agree on beef deal, protests continue
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said it will resume imports of U.S. beef after American and South Korean suppliers agreed to block meat from older cattle, aiming Saturday to soothe health concerns that sparked weeks of demonstrations against new President Lee Myung-bak.
People:Max Baucus Activities:US-Korea Beef Dispute Source:(AP)
2008-06-22
Senator presses South Korea to honor beef deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea must honor a deal to fully reopen its market to U.S. beef before the U.S. Congress will approve a bilateral free trade agreement, a top senator said on Wednesday.
People:Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:US-Korea Beef Dispute South Korea-U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-11
Senators told to tread carefully on health care
With the presidential candidates fighting over how best to rein in soaring health care costs and cover the uninsured, a veteran of the last major U.S. health care reform battle urged lawmakers on Tuesday to build broad public support before embarking on any reform.
People:Tommy Thompson Max Baucus Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:110th Congress
2008-05-06
Senate housing bill wins key test vote
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to proceed on a bill tackling the nation's housing market crisis with a range of tax breaks for corporations and some help for homeowners.
People:Max Baucus Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch 110th Congress Bush Admin.
2008-04-08
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