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  • February 2008

    • House Passes Bill to Halt Big Oil Tax Breaks

      Washington Post  |  Feb 28, 08 5:36 AM CST

      House Passes Bill to Halt Big Oil Tax Breaks

      (Newser) - Millions of dollars in tax breaks enjoyed by the top five oil companies would be rescinded under an $18 billion tax package which cleared the House of Representatives yesterday. The money saved would be plowed into creating alternative sustainable energy sources. It represents just a penny a gallon to the oil giants Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP and Shell. More »

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      gas prices  • oil  • ExxonMobil  • $100 a barrel oil  • tax breaks  • Exxon  • BP  • Chevron  • ConocoPhillips  • foreign oil  • corporate tax cuts

    • Dems Take Aim at Big Business

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 16, 08 1:07 PM CST

      Dems Take Aim at Big Business

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, heading into primaries in states struggling with joblessness and the mortgage crisis, are sharpening their attacks on big business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both are lambasting oil companies, corporate tax cuts, and health insurers. Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary will be a test of which candidate has gained the populist high ground once held by John Edwards. A bigger test comes March 4 in Ohio. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Pennsylvania primary  • Ohio primary  • unions  • oil companies  • health insurers  • corporate tax cuts

    • Dems Tread Similar Paths on Economy

      Washington Post  |  Feb 15, 08 9:57 AM CST

      Dems Tread Similar Paths on Economy

      (Newser) - With the Ohio and Pennsylvania primaries on the horizon, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fine-tuning economic visions that have more similarities than differences, reports the Washington Post . Both candidates promise to ease the middle class tax burden while putting pressure on corporations that send jobs overseas, and to protect consumers from predatory mortgage, credit card and college lenders. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • housing crisis  • Clinton 2008  • job market  • campaign issues  • economic plans  • corporate tax cuts  • tax code

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