Word: gop
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...subject to taxes on investments with hedge funds that operate within the United States. The law, however, allows offshore hedge funds to convert profits earned from investments into dividends, which are not taxed. Jill Kozeny, press secretary for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)—the ranking GOP member of the Senate Finance Committee—said discussions are still in the early phases. “It’s something that the senators have their staffs examining, but no conclusions have been drawn about this particular issue,” Kozeny said yesterday. “It?...
...voters of all ages, Clinton leads Obama by five percent points, outside the three percent margin of error. Young Republicans, however, appear prepared to vote with the party faithful, preferring Giuliani over Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney in similar portions to the overall GOP, according to Gallup polling. Though Romney—a graduate of the Business School and Law School—lagged in popularity, his supporters seem to be the most dedicated; more than four out of five said they would volunteer for his campaign, compared to 48 percent of Giuliani?...
...Newt” group, according to HRC President Jeffrey Kwong ’09. With Gingrich’s uncertainty about his candidacy and the anonymity of the other two candidates, this event contrasted with the first two forums in the IOP series. The first event featured advisers for GOP candidates Rudy Guiliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, while Democratic strategists for Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama faced off at the second forum. But while the candidates represented at yesterday’s forum are generally not seen as serious challengers to the GOP and Democratic heavyweights...
Organizers of the campus groups supporting two of the GOP frontrunners—former Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney, a graduate of both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, and Arizona Senator John McCain—said they were unable to give specific membership numbers for their groups...
...Washington scandal with President Bush's announcement Tuesday morning that he is creating a commission to investigate the problem of poor care and bureaucratic snafus in the nation's military and veterans' hospitals. To lead the commission, Bush's White House deftly picked a severely wounded ex-soldier, former GOP Senate leader and Presidential candidate Robert Dole, and an expert on health care, former Clinton Cabinet member Donna Shalala...