News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 46s
News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts, Including for the Most Wealthy
In other news Wednesday, the U.S. House voted to extend all Bush-era tax cuts, in contrast with the Senate bill which would extend tax cuts for all but the highest income brackets. Also, eight Olympic badminton players were disqualified for intentionally trying to lose matches in order to play weaker opponents in later rounds.
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News Wrap: U.S. House Votes to Renew Tax Cuts
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 46s
In other news Wednesday, the U.S. House voted to extend all Bush-era tax cuts, in contrast with the Senate bill which would extend tax cuts for all but the highest income brackets. Also, eight Olympic badminton players were disqualified for intentionally trying to lose matches in order to play weaker opponents in later rounds.
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ACA Benefits Begin, Including Women's Preventative Care
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 48s | Affordable Care Act Benefits Begin Roll Out, Including Women's Preventative Care (5m 48s)
Community Steps Up to Halt Crime in Chicago's South Side
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 8m 47s | As Homicide Rate Soars on Chicago's South Side, Community Steps Up to Halt Crime (8m 47s)
Fed Pledges Help But Waits to Act on Economic Vulnerability
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 5m 51s | Federal Reserve Pledges Help But Waits to Act on U.S. Economic Vulnerability (5m 51s)
Gore Vidal Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 8m 57s | Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing (8m 57s)
More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 6m 55s | More Americans Live in Economically Segregated Neighborhoods Than 30 Years Ago (6m 55s)
Texas Tea Party's Ted Cruz Wins Senate Primary
Clip: 8/1/2012 | 9m 24s | Texas Tea Party's Ted Cruz Wins Senate Primary, Defeating GOP Establishment (9m 24s)
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