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Thomson Correctional Facility On The Move But Local Residents Remain Skeptical

Thomson Correctional Facility On The Move But Local Residents Remain Skeptical

One would think that the president’s new fiscal budget would have this small town excited. President Obama has included funding to activate the Thomson Federal Prison in his 2014 fiscal budget, submitted to Congress on Wednesday. According to a letter ...

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Millions of DHS Grant Dollars Questioned by Senate Report

Millions of DHS Grant Dollars Questioned by Senate Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security is funding a number of projects that, according to a new congressional report, have little connection to its charter for counter-terrorism  Such hard to justify ventures included a hog catcher in rural Texas, ...

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Rubio As Dissatisfied With The Political Process As His Constituents

Rubio As Dissatisfied With The Political Process As His Constituents

WASHINGTON, D.C.– According to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, the political process has failed to solve any of the major issues facing the nation during the last four years. In a speech before the Latino Coalition Small Business Summit, hosted by ...

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Dividend Tax Rates Triple Under Obama’s 2013 Budget Plan

Dividend Tax Rates Triple Under Obama’s 2013 Budget Plan

WASHINGTON D.C.—President Obama’s 2013 budget plan calls for a hike in the dividend tax rate from the current 15% it is now to a higher personal income tax rate of 39.6%. Once deductions and exemptions that are being phased out ...

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A Premeditated Debt Crisis Before the Presidential Election?

A Premeditated Debt Crisis Before the Presidential Election?

WASHINGTON, DC – The federal government will reach yet another debt crisis no later than October of this year. This news comes from Republican Senator Rob Portman and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), former director of the ...

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