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To: tejek who wrote (833356)	1/30/2015 2:08:39 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1578303

The Russians attacked the Ukraine? roflmao! what are you smoking?

To: tejek who wrote (833356)	1/30/2015 12:09:04 PM
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Big Story Ted Aren't you up on it? George Zimmerman assault charges dropped; ex-girlfriend recants Associated Press 1 hr ago © Joe Burbank, Pool/Orlando Sentinel/AP Photo In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, George Zimmerman, acquitted in the high-profile killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, listens in court, in Sanford, Fla., during his hearing on… ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An aggravated assault case against George Zimmerman that was opened when his ex-girlfriend said he threw a wine bottle at her has been dropped because she recanted her story and stopped cooperating with investigators, a prosecutor said Friday. State Attorney Phil Archer said he wouldn't file a formal charge against Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch leader who was acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin. The killing of the unarmed black teen touched off protests across the country. The ex-girlfriend had made it clear she didn't want the case to proceed, and there were no other eyewitnesses to what happened earlier this month, Archer said. "While it is clear that the officers had probable cause to arrest Mr. Zimmerman ... the subsequent recantation by the victim of her initial statement ... precludes my office from proceeding further," Archer said in a statement.

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1/30/2015 12:28:43 PM

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Here's your infrastructure money.

While I believe the corporate income tax should be totally eliminated, this could be a reasonable way to realize a windfall in the process. 6.5% tax on repatriation not a bad idea -- all directed to infrastructure. And we get all that money back in this country where it can be used to fuel economic growth HERE.

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Two Senators Have Proposed A Tax Holiday Tech Companies Would Love Tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Google have tons of cash, but there's a catch: most of it is offshore. That means they can either spend their cash abroad or bring it home and hand over up to 35% to Uncle Sam, according to Bloomberg. Companies can defer paying taxes on revenue earned abroad, so there's not much incentive to bring it back to the states. But Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) announced a plan on Thursday that could have Silicon Valley grinning ear-to-ear. The "Invest In Transportation Act," would create a repatriation tax holiday allowing companies to pay just 6.5% on cash they bring home — a huge discount. The tax holiday would go towards the Highway Trust Fund, which pays for state and local infrastructure projects across the country. The bill, which hasn't been introduced yet, stipulates that repatriated cash would have to go towards initiatives like R&D, public-private partnerships, and acquisitions. None of it could be used for executive compensation increases or stock buybacks. The Boxer-Paul plan stems from Congress' opposition to raising the gas tax, which has traditionally gone towards the Highway Trust Fund. More at: finance.yahoo.com