TOP 100 GOVERNMENT SITES
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| Congress scrambles to extend estate tax WASHINGTON (AP) -- Next year had been shaping up as a great year to get a big inheritance - no federal taxes on it. Congress, however, has other plans for the few wealthy heirs expecting a big boon. Uncle Sam may take a 45 percent cut after all.... hosted.ap.org |
China FDI Improves Actual foreign direct investment in China continued to improve in November compared with a year earlier because of the global economic recovery and a low comparison base. online.wsj.com |
Obama adviser: No smoking gun in airline bomb plot WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. intelligence agencies did not miss a "smoking gun" that could have prevented an alleged attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said Sunday.... hosted.ap.org |
Gates: US seeks stability between India, Pakistan NEW DELHI (AP) -- The United States would like to help India and Pakistan focus less on each other and more on the terrorism threat, but the two countries prefer to settle their differences themselves, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.... hosted.ap.org |
An Investigator Presses to Uncover Bailout Abuse A special inspector general shows a willingness to stand up to powerful institutions of Washington and Wall Street. feeds.nytimes.com |