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• NFL owners have rooting interest in election
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain may obfuscate on some issues, but they are clear where they stand on the estate tax, which is levied on well-off citizens after they die. Obama favors a 45 percent top rate after a $3.5 million ...
• Biden says Obama would create 2 million jobs
... spoke earlier at a county fairgrounds near the campus of Ohio University in Athens, where he wondered if McCain would mention the middle class by name in Wednesday night's third and final presidential debate, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and ...
• Obama, McCain prepare for final debate
For months, McCain and his campaign have tried to convince voters that Obama is an inveterate tax raiser whose spending priorities on health care and other issues would mean higher taxes on people of all incomes. Obama has said he would raise taxes ...
• Gov't issues microwave meal warning
A health risk may be hiding in your freezer. While microwaving a frozen dinner is no doubt fast and easy, it can be dangerous if its not done right. "In this situation we are seeing foods improperly cooked getting people sick," said Dr. John Carlo of ...
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie to divorce
A financial settlement has not been agreed by the wealthy couple, who also must decide child custody issues. Madonna and Ritchie, director of “Snatch” and “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” married in December 2000 at Skibo Castle, in the ...