Romney's 'ultra-low tax rate': Proof we need reform?
The super-wealthy Republican pays a lower tax rate than many middle-income Americans. Is it time to make him — and other investors — pay more?
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Super-wealthy presidential candidates: A visual history
January 26, 2012, at 6:30 PMFrom George Washington to Mitt Romney, a look at the 1 percenters who've made bids for the nation's top office
Romney's 'ultra-low tax rate': Proof we need reform?
January 26, 2012, at 5:57 PMThe super-wealthy Republican pays a lower tax rate than many middle-income Americans. Is it time to make him — and other investors — pay more?
Jan Brewer vs. Obama: Is the president 'thin-skinned'?
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7 curious facts about the 2012 Oscar nominees
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The final Florida debate: How vicious will it be?
January 26, 2012, at 1:55 PMGOP frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are ripping into each other on the campaign trail. Will the fireworks contine onstage Thursday night?
The GOP's chosen one
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Transforming school lunches: The 'historic' new rules
January 26, 2012, at 1:29 PMThe federal government is trimming the salt and fat in cafeteria meals. Will it help slim down America's students?
NASA's 'impossibly beautiful' photo of Earth
January 26, 2012, at 11:52 AMThe space agency releases an ultra high-def update to its iconic photo set. Feast your eyes
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Hollywood's 'startling' behind-the-scenes gender gap: By the numbers
January 26, 2012, at 11:27 AMOnly 5 percent of movie directors in 2011 were women — a steep decline from 1998's already-paltry 9 percent figure
For those who have everything
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The future of Egypt's 'unfinished' revolution: 4 predictions
January 26, 2012, at 10:38 AMA year after the Tahrir Square protests began, the uprising's end game is still in doubt. What's next for Egypt?
What's next for Gabrielle Giffords?
January 26, 2012, at 10:07 AM
The Arizona Democrat formally resigns from Congress, vowing she "will recover and will return." But return to where?
Google's new privacy policy: 'Evil'?
January 26, 2012, at 9:44 AMThe search giant will soon begin sharing your personal data across almost all of its services — a violation, critics say, of Google's "don't be evil" ethos
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The West's inimical posturing on Iran
The EU approves a ban on Iranian oil imports, but what the West really needs is a complete reappraisal of its dealings with Tehran
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Gingrich's fiery style excites the base. But it also turns off a majority of Americans
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Mitt Romney's taxing baggage
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