Warren Buffett: Income tax rigged to benefit rich

The very rich in America pay taxes at a lower rate than most working people, private-equity partners enjoy some of the lowest tax rates of all. At a fund-raiser in New York last month, Warren Buffett: "This is what Congress in its wisdom did: the 400 of us [here] pay a lower part of our income in taxes than our receptionists do...'

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127,000 Contractors Replace Soldiers in Iraq

The United States has set a new precedent in its reliance on private contractors to perform dangerous military duties in Iraq, reports the Washington Post in its Monday edition.

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US Officials: 'There Will be an Attack on Iran'

And what do we do if just the opposite happens — a strike on Iran unifies Iranians behind the regime? An Administration official told me it's not even a consideration. "IRGC IED's are a casus belli for this Administration. There will be an attack on Iran."

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Matt Cooper Says Rove DID Leak Valerie Plame's Identity To Him

Cooper, who was dead center in the Valerie Plame scandal, stops just short of calling Karl Rove a liar, insisting that he did, in fact, leak Valerie Plame’s name to him in 2003.

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BROOKLYN NY FIRST TORNADO!

THE REALEST BROOKLYN CRAZZINESS! NATURES A CRAZY BIOTCH! INCREDIBLE! THE CRUSTASHIONIST!

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The FBI Can’t Link Bin Laden to 9/11? Why Is This Not News?

The statement saying the FBI had no hard evidence was released in June of 2006. The implication is that the FBI doesn’t believe the video constitutes hard evidence of Bin Laden’s involvement.

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