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November 16, 2017

Corporate Tax Cut Bill Clears House

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A massive overhaul of the US tax code that showers benefits on business owners and high income earners passed out of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The measure was approved mostly along party lines in a 227-205 vote, shortly after President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republican lawmakers. Not a single Democrat supported the bill. Thirteen Republicans voted against it. During debate over the legislation, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused her colleagues on the other side of…

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Bush DOJ Official Coke Dealer Past Unearthed While Senate Committee Cleans Skeletons from Its Closet

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A top law enforcement official under the George W. Bush administration was reportedly once involved in cocaine trafficking prior to government service, according to a frank public discussion today by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a veteran member of the committee and its former chair, said that Republicans insisted that the unnamed Justice Department nominee be confirmed by the Senate—despite the prior disqualification of judicial nominees based solely on their cannabis usage. The remarks came amid a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin…

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