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EPA Administrator Says Fracking Can be Safe

Environmental Protection Agency Adminstrator Lisa Jackson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said she believes hydraulic fracturing can be done safely. That may be a slight shift in her previous cautious view.

Obama to Meet with Israeli President on Iran Issue

Obama and Peres
President Barack Obama has scheduled a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres for early March, in which the main topic of conversation will surely be Iran. Will it be practice for Obama's meeting with Netanyahu the next day?
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Kansas Republican Caucus 2012: When and Where to Watch Live

Arizona Republican Debate 2012: Top Quotes From Presidential Contenders [VIDEOS]

The stage for the Arizona CNN Republican debate, the 20th and maybe the final debate of the GOP primary, was characteristically different from the ones seen before. There were only four candidates on stage, all were seated and none of them addressed the issue of Americans needing jobs. Here are some of the main quotes from the candidates.
Who Won The Arizona Republican Debate 2012?

Who Won The Arizona Republican Debate 2012? [POLL]

Who do you think won the Republican debate: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum? Vote here to let us know. Tonight's debate in Arizona will likely be the last GOP primary debate before Super Tuesday on March 6, and the candidates' last chance to sway American viewers as they make their way to the voting booth.
Immigration

Arizona Republican Debate 2012: How Will Immigration Factor In?

Of all the issues likely to surface at Wednesday night's Republican debate in Arizona, immigration is a fairly safe bet. That's because Arizona has come to embody the GOP's approach to immigration, in 2010 passing a controversial immigration law that became the model for similar bills passed by Republican-controlled legislatures in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah.
Chevrolet Volt

GM Fires Back at Gingrich's Gun Rack Criticism, Calling it a Cheap Shot

In this election season, the auto industry is one big political football. General Motors Co., however, wants to get out of that mix. So when Newt Gingrich attacked GM's Chevrolet Volt as an Obama car in a stump speech last weekend because you can't put a gun rack in it, GM fired back on Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama to Break Ground for Black History Museum

President Barack Obama will join former first lady Laura Bush Wednesday celebrating the start of construction for the National Museum of African American History and Culture which will showcase the history of black life, art, and culture.
FDA

FDA Acts to Stem Shortages of Two Cancer Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will resolve a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.
Barack Obama

Obama Wants to Slash Corporate Tax Rate to 28%

Under a corporate-tax overhaul to be detailed Wednesday, U.S. companies would be forced to cede a number of loopholes and subsidies, while those with overseas operations could face a minimum tax on their foreign earnings.
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Obama to Propose 28% Corporate Tax Rate

The Obama administration on Wednesday will propose cutting the top tax rate for corporations to 28 percent, and pay for it by eliminating dozens of tax loopholes companies now use to lower their rates, a senior administration official said.

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