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Rich Paying Less Income Tax, Half of Households Pay None

Apr 17th 2011 – 11:59PM
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WASHINGTON - Still scrambling to file your taxes? You'll probably take little consolation in hearing that the super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago. And nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all. The Internal Revenue Service tracks the tax returns with the 400 highest...

Women's History Month: A Brief History of the Celebration of Female Contributions

By Torie BoschMar 1st 2011 – 3:24PM

As Black History Month comes to a close, Women's History Month begins. Women's History Month is a relatively new invention, dating back to the 1970s, when women were fighting for greater recognition of female accomplishments. (Also at that time, the Equal Rights Amendment debate was in full swing.) According to the...

Parties Nearing Deal on Tax Cuts, Jobless Benefits

Dec 6th 2010 – 6:31AM
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 6) -- An outline of a bipartisan economic package is emerging that would temporarily extend the Bush-era tax rates for all taxpayers, while extending jobless benefits for millions of Americans. Differences remained over details, including White House demands for middle- and low-income tax credits. But...

DEA Cracks Down on Synthetic Pot

By Hugh CollinsNov 24th 2010 – 3:47PM

(Nov. 24) -- The Drug Enforcement Administration will ban the sale of five chemicals used to make synthetic marijuana as part of a crackdown on the manufactured high. The ban on the synthetic pot ingredients will go into effect in 30 days, the DEA said in a statement. The chemicals are JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200,...

Opinion: Tell Sen. Hatch Gays Have Religion, Too

By Michael ArceneauxJun 10th 2010 – 2:03PM

(June 10) -- Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has a legacy of making political statements that suggest the tip of his tongue often meets the bottom of his heel. There are the more bizarre comments -- such as "capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life" -- to the flat-out offensive, like Hatch's...

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Republicans Get Another Boost From The Koch Brothers

By Reuters May 17th 2012 - 09:07AM

In the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama was famously effective in using new technologies to raise money, mobilize voters and target his message of change.

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Marty Kaplan: Exorcising Orrin Hatch

By Marty Kaplan Apr 23rd 2012 - 11:51AM

Because Senator Orrin Hatch couldn't eke out 60 percent of the votes at the Utah Republican Party's convention this past weekend, he'll face a primary challenge from former state senator Dan Liljenquist.

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Auditors call for end to Medicare bonus program

By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar Apr 22nd 2012 - 10:08PM

WASHINGTON -In a rebuke to the Obama administration, government auditors are calling for the cancellation of an $8 billion Medicare program that congressional Republicans have criticized as a political ploy.

orrin hatch News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Commentary: Rolly: Careful what you wish for Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT Sen. Orrin Hatch is fighting for his political life while facing his stiffest challenge since he first ran for the seat 36 years ago.
  • 06/02/12 It's time for Beltway barnacle Orrin Hatch to go Source: Human Events Six-term entrenched incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is attacking his conservative challenger, Dan Liljenquist, over his alleged support for tax hikes in Washington.
  • 05/31/12 Precinct chairs organize town hall meetings for... Source: The Daily Herald - Provo UT Educating the public and giving them a chance to meet candidates on the Republican ticket are just two reasons why three precinct chairs from Spanish Fork, Woodland Hills and Payson and a group of passionate individuals came together to organize Thursday Night Live, a three-night town hall meeting that will begin on June 7.
  • 05/31/12 Hatch uninterested in Liljenquist ads Source: BYU News Net - Provo UT In a recent news release put out by the office of Sen. Orrin Hatch, proof is given to show that he is not avoiding a debate with former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist.
  • 05/30/12 Utahns Celebrate Memorial Day Source: Mid-Utah Radio - Manti UT Utahns across the state turned out to help celebrate Memorial Day. At the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park, people paid their respects to those who served and gave their lives for this country.

Background on orrin hatch

Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is the senior United States Senator for Utah and is a member of the Republican Party.

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