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Unemployment benefits and tax cuts: winners and losers of the Obama-GOP tax deal

Unemployment benefits and tax cuts will help middle class Americans, argued President Obama. True, but the plan helps everyone else, too – except the ballooning deficit.
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Proposal: Keep the value of the Bush tax cuts, but change who gets them

Instead of extending the $75 billion tax cut for the wealthy, who will hide it under a mattress, shift the tax cut to benefit low- and middle-income wage earners, who will spend it.
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You pay someone to fill out IRS forms? Outrageous!

Call it Uncle Sam's hidden mandate. IRS forms are so complex 89 percent of taxpayers spend money for help getting them filled out.

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What would happen if Greece exited the eurozone?

Rumors are rife of a Greek exit from the eurozone. While no country has yet dropped the common currency, there are some indications of what will transpire if Greece does.
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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.