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When President Obama visits most U.S. cities, he receives a warm welcome, with local leaders lining up to greet Air Force One. But not so in Las Vegas. Mayor Oscar Goodman not only skipped the airport when the president arrived Thursday night, he also turned down a White House invitation to personally meet with Obama.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Obama was Not Welcome in Las Vegas
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
US missionaries released
Eight of the ten American missionaries jailed in Haiti for alleged child abduction were released last night and told that they were free to leave the country.
The five men and three women from Baptist churches in Idaho, Texas and Kansas, had been held in Port-au-Prince since their arrest on January 29 on suspicion of child trafficking.
Read More.....Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Planning widens sales tax
Under the plan, Rendell would lower the sales tax from 6 percent to 4 percent (from 8 percent to 6 percent in Philadelphia, where the last 2 percent goes to the city). But he would spread it out to cover 74 items and services - think bar tabs, accountants, and lawyers - some of which have been exempt from the tax for years.
And that, Rendell said yesterday, is no accident.
"The sales tax today is a testament to the power of lobbyists and special interests," the governor told a joint session of the General Assembly. "There is little rhyme or reason why we tax some items or services and wholly exempt others."
Rendell's proposal comes in an election year in which legislators are loath to tackle any measure involving the dreaded T word - tax.
And yesterday, Republicans who control the state Senate quickly smacked down the idea, characterizing it as a veiled tax increase destined for defeat.
"It's dead on arrival," said Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) moments after Rendell unveiled his budget.
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