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First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Officials say business tax break crucial to local economy

Most North Georgia cities and counties exempt manufacturers from paying taxes on certain inventories, and those that don't already are playing catch-up.It's up to individual cities and counties in the state to approve exemptions -- known as Freeport Exemptions ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Georgia Department of Revenue, Exempt, Georgia

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Employers See Some Improvement, but Not Enough, in Senate Health Care Reform Bill

The comprehensive health care reform legislation introduced by Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday, November 18, contains less onerous requirements on employers that do not yet offer insurance than a similar bill passed by the House earlier ... [Workforce - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Taxes

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Health)

US Senators target plastic surgery in he...

Americans opting to have surgery to suck out fat, grow or shrink breasts, shape their nose or banish wrinkles may pay for a health care overhaul that was unveiled by US Senate Democrats.The White House-backed plan would impose a five-percent tax on elective ... [Grinza - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Plastic Surgery, Exempt, American Society of Plastic Surgeons

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

A Consumers' Guide To The Health Reform Bills

Topics: Health Reform, Marketplace, InsuranceKHN Staff WritersNov 19, 2009(Joe Raedle/)The health care overhaul debate in Congress now centers on two bills: the House measure and the Senate Democrats' version unveiled Wednesday. They differ in important ... [Kaiser Health News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Exempt, Medicare, Health Insurance, Medicaid

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents

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New Tax Code may give a fillip to long-term life policies

New Delhi, Nov. 20 Long-term life insurance policies are expected to grow in popularity if the EET (exempt exempt tax) regime under the proposed Direct Tax Code comes into force by 2011.According to Mr G.V. Nageswara Rao, Managing Director and CEO, IDBI ... [Hindu Business Line - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Fortis N V, Taxes, Exempt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Hewitt Survey Reveals 2010 Compensation Budgets Dip Slightly from Original Projections, But Planned Salary Freezes and Reductions Drop Dramatically

Most U.S. Companies Holding Steady on Next Years Salary Increases and Bonus Payouts LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite tighter corporate budgets and continued pressure to mitigate costs, a new survey from Hewitt Associates, a global human resources ... [Business Wire - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Exempt, HEWITT Assoc INC, Labor Unions, Sohar Power Company, Organic

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

California mandates TV energy efficiency improvements by 2011

That new HDTV of yours? It may be thin and light and lovely, but it ain't saving you any money. The state of California knows this and has created new energy efficiency standards applying to any sets sold after January of 2011. The initial regs state ... [Engadget HD - 11/20/2009]

Entities: HDTV, Exempt, Environment

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Rep. Frank: Swaps Bill Won't Exempt Foreign-Currency Products

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) said Thursday he plans to strip provisions from a House derivatives proposal that would allow foreign currency contracts to evade regulations.The proposed law ... [Nasdaq - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Exempt, Barney Frank, Collin Peterson, Gary Gensler, Agriculture

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

'Keeping SEZs out of direct tax code'

NEW DELHI: The commerce department has opposed bringing tax-free special economic zones (SEZs) under the ambit of the proposed direct taxes code, arguing that it could hit the development of such zones and ultimately hurt exports.SEZ developers and units ... [Economictimes - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Taxes, Zoning, Exempt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Wine group calls for cellar door exemption from new booze laws

Cellar door and mail order sales of wine should be exempt from new liquor laws, says industry group New Zealand Wine (NZW).Cellar door and mail order sales of wine should be exempt from new liquor laws, New Zealand Wine (NZW) says.Winery cellar door sales ... [New Zealand Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: New Zealand, Exempt, Alcohol

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Dutch to track road traffic for tax

Dutch drivers will pay less to buy a car, but will be charged tax on every kilometre on the road, a system the government says will reduce traffic jams, fatal accidents and carbon emissions. The cabinet approved a bill last week calling for a base rate ... [Business Report - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Taxes, Carbon Emissions, Exempt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Israel's ultra-Orthodox out of sync

The Haredi community's legal challenge against Intel for operating on Shabbat is putting jobs at riskFollowing this year's summer of discontent in Jerusalem, trouble looks set to flare again in the capital in the wake of Intel's 'desecration of the Sabbath'. ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Shabbat, Israel, Jerusalem, Haredi

Quotes

...The council's Corinna Hill told the Dale Farm Homeless Mothers Committee that the reason for declining their request is that "agenda items about business and financial matters are exempt from public disclosure." Another request by the Dale Farm Housing Association to mount an exhibition at the Basildon Centre to mark Human Rights Day has also been refused...

Dale Farm travellers to be evicted, Constant & Co. to make £2m [Corporate Watch - 1 hour ago]

A victory for Ron Wyden: a version of his 'Free Choice' amendment will appear in the Senate health care bill. Under the legislation now, Americans "with employer-provided coverage, whose income is below 400 percent of the federal poverty level and whose premiums are between 8 and 9.8 percent of their total income will be exempt from having to purchase health coverage but will not be able to access the exchange to qualify for government assistance to purchase insurance. " Wyden's amendment means that these folks can use their employer health subsidies -- currently tax free -- to buy an insurance plan in the exchange

Cleaning the Inbox on Fridays [Atlantic Monthly - 5 hours ago]

From the New York Times coverage of the decalaration's release: "Ira C Lupu, a law professor at George Washington University Law School, said it was 'fear-mongering' to suggest that religious institutions would be forced to do any of those things. He said they are protected by the First Amendment, and by conscience clauses that allow medical professionals and hospitals to opt out of performing certain procedures, and religious exemptions written into same-sex marriage bills."

Social Conservatives take Manhattan! Bronx, S.I., rest of America up for grabs [America Magazine - 11 hours ago]

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Lights Dim as Tajikistan Runs Short of Electricity [IWPR - 12 hours ago]
NGOs voice concerns to WHO, WTO on seizure of g... [Third World Network - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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How To Pay For All This -- By: Andrew Stuttaford [The Corner on National Review Online - 3 hours ago] From the Economist: Americans are stuck with a budgetary conundrum: they seem to be opting for more government, at least in health care, yet they do not seem ...
Who’s Who and What’s Up with the Manhattan Decl... [Firedoglake - 4 hours ago] photo: bastique via Flickr I’ve been looking at the list of signers on the conservative “Manhattan Declaration” that was released yesterday. One group of signers ...
FACTBOX-Winners, losers in U.S. Senate health bill [Economy-Finance - 6 hours ago] Nov 21 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate hope toclear the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcarereform on Saturday by voting to open debate on the ...
Bribery Bill 2009 clause 12 - some Secret Intel... [Spy Blog - SpyBlog.org.uk - 18 hours ago] Another bit of proposed legislation, which will hopefully be lost due to the forthcoming General Election, is the flawed Bribery Bill 2009 For some reason ...
Justifying Discrimination in the Name of Religi... [Firedoglake - 20 hours ago] photo: bastique via Flickr Evangelicals like Chuck Colson, Roman Catholics like Archbishop Donald Wuerl, and the other religious leaders who signed the “Manhattan ...

Audio/Video

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Will Reid Tax the Rich? [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]
Will Sen. Harry Reid tax the rich to pay for he... [Slate Magazine - 11/12/2009]
20091103 Debate on Rep Garrett's SOX Amendment 2 [Rep. Scott Garrett - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
20091103 Debate on Rep Garrett's SOX Amendment 1 [Rep. Scott Garrett - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
Rep Garrett Opening Statement on his SOX Amendment [Rep. Scott Garrett - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]

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