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Apple tax critics avoiding the truth Our view
Like the individual tax code, the corporate version doesn't work. Apparently it has come to the attention of certain U.S. senators that Apple Inc. has been abiding by the law and acting in its shareholders' best interests. Members of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations excoriated the company this week for using such tactics to avoid billions of dollars in taxes. They should ...
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Crack down on offshore tax schemes Opposing view
Back in 1986, when we faced a similar corporate tax mess, Ronald Reagan and Congress took action. Record high corporate profits. Record low corporate income taxes. That's what we've been seeing for the past several years. It's not right. My ...
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Prepare for tornadoes with more shelters tellusatoday
We asked on Twitter how communities can better prepare for devastating tornadoes like the one that hit Moore, Okla. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:My town in Oklahoma recently purchased an automated citywide calling system that alerts everyone about a warning.-- @Frogster_15It's hard to be ready. It's hard to predict when a tornado is coming. -- @elviobrAll schools in ...
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Oklahoma communities will rebuild Your Say
Comments from Facebook:Prayers and admirationThe massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on Monday caused utter devastation, killing at least 24 people. Ironically, disasters like this can bring out the best (or the worst) in human character.While heartbroken viewing the tragedy, I found myself awe-inspired by the courage of the local people. The initial responders were residents, ...
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Time to unbundle cable Your Say
To encourage cable and satellite companies to offer "a la carte" pricing for TV services, Sen. John McCain introduced a bill in Congress this month. Comments from Facebook:I would welcome unbundled services, but I'm disappointed we can't as consumers make this happen. Ideally, instead of getting channels a la carte, we should be getting shows a la carte. It's just silly ...
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Editorial New L.A. Mayor Garcetti must win back the disaffected
Los Angeles gave a big victory to Eric Garcetti in Tuesday's election for mayor - a big victory and a huge challenge. For the next class of L.A. leaders, the overarching challenge will be to restore confidence and participation in the city's government. This goes for Garcetti, new City Attorney Mike Feuer, new City Controller Ron Galperin and a City Council that will feature seven new ...
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Stolen Valor Act is new and improved Editorial
It's welcome news that Congress has passed House Resolution 258, the federal Stolen Valor Act, inspired by the case of a lying Pomona official. The House vote in favor on Tuesday was 390-3. The Senate on Wednesday passed by unanimous consent the legislation by Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada, which is co-sponsored by Rep. Paul Cook of Yucca Valley. The bill now goes to President Obama. Xavier ...
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Guest Grow the economy with immigration reform
Immigration is vital to providing Washington the workforce necessary to grow our economy, according to guest columnists Don Brunell and Mike ...
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Defying the odds in Yemen Syria and Turkey involves foresight
SANLIURFA, Turkey - I’ve been traveling to Yemen, Syria and Turkey to film a documentary on how environmental stresses contributed to the Arab awakening. As I looked back on the trip, it occurred to me that three of our main characters - the leaders of the two Yemeni villages that have been fighting over a single water well and the leader of the Free Syrian Army in Raqqa province, whose ...
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Common Ground Obama scandal brush fires spread
President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and FBI Director Robert Muller attend the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service last ...
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We still cry out to God when tragedy strikes Column
Times like this show that America still has faith. Much has been written about the secularization of America, and in some ways that is the case. Pew Research found ...
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How Benjamin Franklin Invented A Weight Loss Program Using Balloons
Ask a great inventor to invent, and that's exactly what he'll do. Sometimes the ideas pop out like cannon bursts: "consider this " or "maybe this?" or "Wait! How about THIS!" Ben Franklin did that with balloons. In the 1780s, Franklin was America's ambassador to France, living in Paris, where all over town, people were experimenting with balloon ...
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Boy Scouts president Let in gay boys
We will work to stay focused on that which unites us. The Boy Scouts of America is part of the fabric of this nation. Our focus is on working together to deliver the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. Somehow, Scouting has become one of the focal points in the debate on homosexuality. However, it is not the role of the Boy Scouts ...
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Don Gale Changing the world with GAL
Donald Gale has dreams, big dreams, dreams so big they can only be properly expressed by writing about this super serious dreams to change society with an ...
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Topic of the day Apple tax hearings
Yesterday Apple Inc. CEO was called before a congressional hearing as to why Apple failed to pay $30 billion in taxes last year. But did they do anything wrong? Legaly, no, most opinions from around the web ...
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Do not exploit gay rights issue to stop immigration reform
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of debating comprehensive immigration reform, and there are signs Republicans and Democrats are cooperating to finally pass a substantial bill. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s 13-5 decision Monday to send the measure to the floor is a big deal, and though I support equal rights for same-sex couples (and this ...
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Banks still want big bailouts
The nation’s biggest banks are waging an outrageous fight against a bipartisan Senate bill seeking to protect taxpayers from bailing them out. Renewed interest in curtailing reckless financial practices was sparked by Attorney General Eric Holder’s admission earlier this year that he is afraid to prosecute the banks that brought about the worst downturn since the Great Depression. ...
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My view UDOT listened made a good choice
I am glad the Utah Department of Transportation made a thorough decision and listened to the many people behind the huge public outcry supporting the Glover's Lane option over the Shepard Lane option for the West Davis Corridor. The current decision ensures that homes are saved from unnecessary destruction when an alternative through unpopulated areas is ...
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Graduate in four years Yeah right.
For the college students who will be paying for a four-year bachelor’s degree long after graduation day, here’s some consolation: At least it didn’t take you six or eight years. College is expensive, yet unpredictably so. Some students pay little for degrees from elite private institutions, after tuition discounts and financial aid. Many of their peers, however, will pay far ...
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Cannes Diary Delusions Of Gatsby
which writer Raj Ranade says has set a high bar for other contenders at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It's true enough that ...
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Huntsman calls for crackdown on intellectual property theft says Washington Post
Intellectual property theft is a growing problem that the government needs to crack down on for the good of American companies, says Huntsman and ...
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The war on journalism
The continuing examples of the Obama administration’s targeting of journalists is advancing a new front in the war on journalism, according to Jonathan S. Tobin ...
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Chinas Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium Heavy Metal
The video for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's newly released song starts by re-creating the conditions of his captivity during the 81 days he was held in police detention in 2011, later dissolving into a dystopian ...
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Arrested Development Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media
returning via Netflix? Just another old-media brand reviving itself on new media. The TV show, which originally ran on Fox from 2003 to 2006 and unveils new episodes on Netflix next weekend, finds itself in splendid company. Radiohead, Louis ...
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Lets Get Creative And Redefine The Meaning Of Religion
Must religion be embodied in a god or gods, such as Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture? We all know how the battle lines shake out: evangelical vs. scientist, believer vs. atheist. The culture war defined as science vs. religion is so overheated that it seems to be more of a caricature than a coherent, useful discussion. Unless, that is, someone is trying to stretch beyond the ...
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