Dems call for taxes on wealthy at debate
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Democratic presidential rivals called for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans and on some corporations Thursday and said any thought of balancing the federal budget would have to wait.
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Democratic presidential contender John Kerry suggested on David Letterman's Late Night show some further tax cuts that President George W. Bush could push for, including &quot;no estate tax for families with at least two US presidents.&quot;
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President Bush and his Democrat rival Sen. John Kerry sparred on Friday over the wisdom of giving tax cuts to the wealthy as their two campaigns converged on the battleground state of Oregon.
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama proposed up to $85 billion in tax cuts for about 150 million Americans on Tuesday, paid for by raising capital gains and dividend taxes on wealthy investors.
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd on Saturday criticized rivals John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who were overheard discussing among themselves their hope of limiting the number of Democrats in presidential debates.
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Senator Clinton became the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for ending a âglaring inequityâ in tax policy that favors investment managers.
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Leading Democrats introduced legislation that would more than double taxes on most of the income earned by partnerships.
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As negotiations begin on an economic stimulus package, the big fight will be over whether to put extra money in the hands of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year.
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Top House Democrats today introduced wide-ranging legislation that would more than double the tax rate that private equity firms, venture capital funds and many hedge funds pay on their gains.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain sparred Sunday over their tax and spending records and who was a better agent for change, in the second Republican debate in as many days as the clock wound down to the New Hampshire primary.
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President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic  issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic  policies as they campaigned in battleground states.
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With Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama locked in a draw for votes, the battle is on for funds as the longest, most expensive White House race on record drains millions already raised.
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NEW YORK, June 26 -- Warren E. Buffett was his usual folksy self Tuesday night at a fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as he slammed a system that  allows the very rich to pay taxes at a lower rate than the middle class.
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Discussions about the economy and health care were overshadowed by heated exchanges between rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during tonight's Democratic debate. At one point, John Edwards asked: "Are there three people in this debate?"
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Many Democrats complained during the debate Thursday that majority Republicans who control Congress should have offset the lost revenue to keep the nation&#39;s soaring deficits from getting worse.
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats in Congress are preparing a long-awaited plan that seeks to deliver a major tax break to millions of middle-class families -- paid for by raising taxes on upper-income earners.
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Democratic presidential  candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions  on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Wednesday as they sought to  undercut her status as the campaign front-runner.