Health costs have been rising for middle-class families. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans cannot afford health insurance, contrast that with health insurance companies that are in great financial shape. United

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U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country's corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, t

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Executives of five large oil companies are attacking proposals to cut $4 billion in annual U.S. government subsidies, even as their profits have soared and American motorists are facing near-record prices at gasoline pumps. The chief executive of Exx

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