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Obama calls Warren Buffett to wish him well
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has called Nebraska billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a day after Buffett said he had been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer...
GOP derails 'Buffett Rule' taxes on wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic 'Buffett Rule' bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes...
How the 'Buffett Rule' could help Obama win
theGRIO REPORT - The 'Buffett Rule' is almost certain not to pass when the Senate votes on it Monday, as almost all Republicans oppose it. The White House of course already knows this...
Obama draws battle line in State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, facing a tough fight for re-election, was using one of America's grandest political events, the State of the Union address, to draw a battle line with Republicans over fairness and the free market...
Buffett's secretary to be first lady's Union guest
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Debbie Bosanek, the secretary for billionaire Warren Buffett, would be among those attending the speech...
Jay-Z launches lavish 40/40 re-opening in NYC
SLIDESHOW - Jay-Z stepped out for the first time since the birth of his baby girl to celebrate and re-launch his flagship New York nightclub, the 40/40...
Jay-Z: I'd be willing to pay more taxes
Warren Buffett, the investment wizard who is also one of the world's wealthiest men, has long advocated for higher taxes on the superrich. Now Jay-Z, Buffett's pal and himself a member of the upper tier of the 1 percent, is joining him...
Can President Obama win the tax war?
OPINION - His new tax proposal is exactly what America needs and the kind of bold leadership progressives have been waiting for...
Obama launches tax salvo at Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, setting up another clash with Republicans, will propose Monday $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed primarily at the wealthy as part of a deficit reduction plan...
