U.S. loses $180 billion to corporate tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The annual cost of corporate tax breaks – including one that eases shifting profits offshore and out of the U.S. taxman’s reach – has more than doubled to $180 billion since 1987, according to a report released on Monday.
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Major challenges face Venezuela’s next leader
News Analysis?CARACAS, Venezuela — The late President Hugo Chavez’s hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, narrowly won Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday with just 50.7 percent of the vote, according to election board returns.?The slim victory over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, who won 49.1 percent of the vote, was a difference of just about 235,000 votes.?Capriles has refused to…
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Obama notified about explosions at Boston Marathon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has been notified about the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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