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Economist: Tax Plan Presents 'Real Trade-Offs'

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With fanfare and a White House kickoff, House Republicans unfurled a broad tax-overhaul plan Thursday that would touch virtually all Americans and the economy's every corner, mingling sharply lower rates for corporations and reduced...
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President gives upbeat assessment of US economy

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US president: "Good morning. This week Congress took vital action to create jobs in America. Following the outlines of a jobs and growth package I announced in January, members of the House and...
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PHILIPPINES: 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE OPENS

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TYPE: Eng/Taga/Nat The 23rd International Congress of Internal Medicine - I-C-I-M - opened in the Philippines capital Manila on Thursday. The gathering comes as the Senate debates a bill seeking to recognize traditional or alternative...
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State of Union address, comment on energy, education, pensions

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Washington DC 1. Various shots of US President George W. Bush walking in before speech 2. Various shots of President Bush at podium 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "Keeping America competitive requires affordable...
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US Democrats unveil plan to protect health care

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi along with fellow House Democrats unveiled their plans to protect pre-existing conditions and make health care more affordable for Americans.
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Obama's pick to be head of Federal Reserve says she stands by low interest rates

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Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the US economy has regained ground lost to the Great Recession but still needs the Federal Reserve's support because unemployment remains too high at 7.3 percent. Yellen made her comments in testimony...
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USA: MICROSOFT BOSS QUESTIONED AT SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING (2)

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Washington DC, US - March 3, 1998 1. Wide shot of hearing 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Orrin Hatch, Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee 3. Wide shot of hearing 4. SOUNDBITE: Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO Microsoft Corporation...
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USA: BILL CLINTON ON FEDERAL INHERITANCE TAXES

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English/Nat Calling it a windfall for the wealthy, United States President Bill Clinton on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have repealed federal inheritance taxes over the next decade. President Clinton says the bill costs too much...
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Trump lifts transgender bathroom guidance

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The Trump administration has lifted federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.The Wednesday decision is a reversal of an...
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The district attorney in one Wisconsin county is telling school districts to stop teaching sex education. He says since sex among children is illegal in the state, there is no need for a state law on how to use contraceptives.

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HEADLINE: In Wis. county, teaching sex ed could be criminal CAPTION: The district attorney in one Wisconsin county is telling school districts to stop teaching sex education. He says since sex among children is illegal in the state,...
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Obama Announces Rules Aimed at Tax Cheats

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The Obama administration has announced a set of financial regulations that would force companies to disclose more information about their owners, part of an effort billed as a crackdown on tax evaders and money launderers.US President...
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India - Dissolution of parliament

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India's parliament was dissolved Thursday (4/12), condemning the world's largest democracy and its 600 million voters to their second general election -- and fifth government -- within two years. President K.R. Narayanan made the...
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Reax as UK only nation to veto EU treaty change, analyst

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London, UK 1. Wide of Westminster Bridge with Houses of Parliament in background 2. Union Flag flying from Houses of Parliament 3. Set up shot of Mujtaba Rahman, European analyst at Eurasia Group 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mujtaba Rahman,...
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What Tax Overhaul Means for Your Family

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: SHOTLIST: ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Alpharetta, Georgia - 20 December 2017 1. Tracy Russ holds toddler in kitchen 2. Various as Russ...
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Grassley to Consider Mueller Protection Bill

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Senator Chuck Grassley said he would consider the special counsel protection bill even though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the bipartisan legislation would not be brought to the senate floor. The bill is an effort to...
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President Barack Obama is standing his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of legislation to overhaul the health care system.

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HEADLINE: Obama stands by belief in public option CAPTION: President Barack Obama is standing his position that a public option for health insurance coverage should be considered as part of legislation to overhaul the health care...