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US Supreme Court sets hearings on Obama health reform

The US Supreme Court will hear evidence challenging President Barack Obama's health care reform -- which has come under fire from Republicans -- over three days in March, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

EU court backs bloc in airlines emissions fight

An EU decision to force foreign airlines to buy carbon permits "is compatible with international law," the advocate general of the European Union Court of Justice said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Amazon says tax delay will save jobs

Amazon on Monday said legislation allowing online retailers to delay for one year the collection of sales tax in California would save jobs and provide time for a national law to be drawn up.

Technology / Business

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Amazon says gets OK for Calif sales tax referendum

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says the California Attorney General's Office has approved its petition for a referendum that would let voters decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes ...

Technology / Business

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enforcing bans on cigarette sales to kids reduces youth smoking

A new study finds that enforcing federal and state laws against tobacco sales to minors dramatically decreases underage smoking rates. The results show that laws prohibiting sales of cigarettes to minors and stepped up enforcement ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Tax lobbying provides 22,000 percent return to multinational firms, KU researchers find

Three professors at the University of Kansas have found that a one-time tax break allowed multinational corporations to receive a 22,000 percent average return on lobbying expenditures.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0