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41 stories about "cut".
Degree courses 'cut by a quarter' 2 hours 48 minutes ago.
The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two shot at Connecticut hospital 4 hours 9 minutes ago.
Two people were shot Wednesday at a long-term-care hospital in New Britain, Conn., the city's mayor said.
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Japan cuts in Iran crude imports could be over 20 percent 5 hours 2 minutes ago.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is in final talks with Washington on an agreement on cuts in Iranian crude oil imports that could amount to more than 20 percent a year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday, as Tokyo seeks to win waivers from U.S. sanctions.
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Japan in final talks to cut Iran oil imports by over 20 percent 6 hours 18 minutes ago.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is in final talks for an agreement with Washington to cut the volume of its crude oil imports from Iran by over 20 percent per year to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
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Aleynikov lawyer says prosecutors, Goldman overreached 6 hours 44 minutes ago.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kevin Marino may be the lawyer of the moment, after persuading a U.S. appellate court panel last week to overturn the criminal conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group computer programmer.
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Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes 7 hours 4 minutes ago.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made an opening offer in what could be a long negotiation with corporate America on Wednesday, putting forward his first clear plan to cut the corporate tax rate.
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Study: Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk 7 hours 18 minutes ago.
Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does. (www.newsvine.com)
Universities ask Pa. House to reject more aid cuts 9 hours 46 minutes ago.
Leaders of Penn State, Pitt and Temple warned the state House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday not to go along with Gov. Tom Corbett's second straight proposal for deep cuts in state aid to the universities, suggesting that the in-state students who could least afford it would be hurt the most.
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Obama Introduces Plan to Cut Corporate Tax Rate 10 hours 45 minutes ago.
With the proposal, President Obama enters an election-year debate with Republicans in Congress and in the presidential race who seek even lower taxes for businesses.
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Romney calls for 20 percent income tax cuts 11 hours 22 minutes ago.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is calling for 20 percent across-the-board cuts in personal income tax rates as part of a program to help the economy grow.
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Obama seeks US corporate tax cut 13 hours 14 minutes ago.
US President Barack Obama is to propose a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Chicago sheriff: Mental health cuts mean more prisoners 14 hours 41 minutes ago.
Chicago’s Cook County Jail, a harsh holding cell stuffed with up to 11,000 prisoners at any given time, is about to become even more crowded, according to The Chicago News Cooperative.
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Obama team to propose corporate tax cut 16 hours 4 minutes ago.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will unveil a proposed business tax reform plan that would lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%, ...
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Chávez's Faces Surgery, Lesion Likely Malignant 20 hours 55 minutes ago.
President Hugo Chávez announced Tuesday that doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where a cancerous tumor was removed last year and said he will shortly return to the island to have it surgically removed. (feedproxy.google.com)
Rutgers-trial jury pool cut 22 hours 28 minutes ago.
The jury pool for the trial of a former Rutgers student accused of using a Webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another man was cut yesterday after the judge reviewed questionnaires.Just 85 Middlesex County New Jersey potential jurors remained for the trial of Dharun Ravi... (www.nypost.com)
O ‘pumped’ by tax cut 23 hours 2 minutes ago.
WASHINGTON — An emboldened President Obama took a victory lap yesterday over the recent passage of his $40-per-paycheck tax cut, saying Americans can use it to pay for the higher price of gas.The remarks came as Republican presidential candidates are blaming Obama directly for the price spike at the pump... (www.nypost.com)
Obama to propose corporate tax rate cut 23 hours 28 minutes ago.
Manufacturers stand to benefit the most from the Obama's administration forthcoming proposal on corporate tax rates
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