Independents Turn on Romney
Romney's unfavorability rating has jumped sharply in January -- and among independents, it's now 51 percent. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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Romney's unfavorability rating has jumped sharply in January -- and among independents, it's now 51 percent. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Mitt Romney finally released tax return documents for the last two years, revealing that he expects to earn close to $43 million in 2010 and 2011, almost all of it from personal investments.
Romney had resisted releasing them, handing a populist cudgel to Newt Gingrich, who portrayed him as a job-eliminating plutocrat to great effect in the South Carolina primary. Romney's now had second thoughts.
Since the Republican primary got occupied, we've gotten a chance to see some of the nifty things you can do to protect your wealth if you're as rich as Mitt Romney.
Of course Mitt Romney's rivals for the Republican nomination want to take advantage of Romney's tendency to remind voters of things they hate about rich people -- like his confession that he pays 15 percent of his income in taxes -- but the platforms they're running on call for even lower taxes for people like Romney.
As the clock winds down to holiday recess, portions of the GOP are in revolt over plans to extend a payroll tax cut to millions of Americans—a dispute reaching the highest rungs of the party.
Conservatives like anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist and agree with him on principle, but they do not like the idea of Democrats using him in powerful attack ads.
Just a few months ago, the giant retailer was filing lawsuits and dropping affiliates to combat states trying to charge online sales tax. Now, Amazon is on board.
Let alone agree on a plan to reduce the deficit, Republicans and Democrats can't even agree on what happened at Tuesday's Super Committee talks.
House Speaker John Boehner appeared flummoxed when he was asked about anti-tax activist Grover Norquist's influence on his party, waiting five seconds before answering, "It's not often I'm asked about some random person."
Texas governor Rick Perry has united a divided country with his not-so-flat tax plan: no one really gets it.
The billionaire investor takes on the media mogul over taxing the rich
That's why Google and Apple are spending lots of money on lobbyists to get one
Those complaining about Obama may not new policies, they need shrinks
Cartoonist Steve Benson on 'class warfare'
The wire service fights back against the economist's criticisms
Ted Weschler doesn't seem to mind taking a pay cut at his new job
Rep. John Fleming frames his opposition to the president's tax increase proposal
Republicans attack tax cuts, Democrats question tax hikes, and everyone is unhappy
Still, that's only a "fraction" of the money that rich people have been stowing away
Brewing fight over payroll tax cut shows how hard debt compromise will be
The billionaire's request to increase taxes on the rich goes viral
Commentators accuse opponents of religious zeal on tax policy
Residents vote no on new stadium during debt deal debate
Somalian famine, Amazon tax dodges, and the decline of the West
Companies are clamoring to help they guy who caught Jeter's ball (and a tax bill)
All that free memorabilia and tickets could end up costing him $14,000
It's the first time officials have named an amount in dissident's 'nonpayment of taxes'
Warner Bros. accused of not respecting France's 'communal cup'
Obama advisers see payroll tax cut as one way to get a hiring stimulus past the GOP
The $3.4 billion in profit is close to the $3.2 billion it claimed in tax benefits last year
All told, nearly half of U.S. households pay no federal income tax
On going easy on Palin, military tribunals, and a conservative in favor of ObamaCare
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President's long term plan for debt reduction
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