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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Worker Layoffs Climb Toward 250,000 as Deadline Looms]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/federal-worker-layoffs-climb-toward-250-000-as-deadline-looms</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Martin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bogus Claims Threaten to Taint Lejeune Payouts to Veterans]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Siegel]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:01:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>About 117,000 claims have been filed to the Navy so far.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Suicides Spur Suits on Amazon Sales of Legal-But-Lethal Compound]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaustuv Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: In this photo illustration, the Amazon app is seen on a mobile phone on January 11, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Edward Smith/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden to Nominate Danny Werfel as Next IRS Commissioner]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Cook]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:39:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Daniel &quot;Danny&quot; Werfel, acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 3, 2013. Werfel told lawmakers he is working to restore trust in the beleaguered U.S. tax agency and said he wants to make improvements before pressing for a bigger budget.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hearing-Impaired Veterans Fume at 3M’s Tactics on Earplug Suits]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $45 Million in Punitive Damages]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alex Jones during his trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2022. Photographer: Briana Sanchez/Pool Austin American-Statesman</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Untaxed Wealth Is Helping to Finance His Twitter Buyout]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Davison]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Customer Service at the IRS Is So Bad, Even Tax Pros Are Fed Up]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As tax season approaches, the agency is short-staffed, underfunded, and so overwhelmed with calls that even a phone number for VIPs is a bust.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hood]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fans of Tax Breaks on Green Land Fight Congressional Curb on Deals]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Voreacos]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 19, 2021. The IRS is delaying the April 15 tax-filing deadline to May 17, giving taxpayers an additional month to file returns and pay any outstanding levies. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SALT-Cap Negotiations Falter, Dimming Hopes for a Deal This Week]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Davison]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate SALT Plan Would Fully Lift Cap Within Income Limits]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-16/salt-plan-in-senate-would-fully-lift-cap-within-income-limits</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Davison]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. Democrats and Republicans must decide in the next day or two how far to take their deadlock over the U.S. debt limit, which is pushing the country perilously close to a catastrophic default.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrats Make Last-Ditch Bid to Save IRS Bank-Account Plan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Wilhelm]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. President Biden and House Democrats are clashing over how much to prioritize an extension of an expanded tax credit for parents.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Agenda Traces D.C. Arc From Vision to Sausage Grinder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Aside from the coronavirus relief measures or the quick stimulus packages passed right after President Barack Obama took office amid a financial crisis, major policy making in Washington has become ensnared by months-long disputes, even when the party in power has more than a handful-of-seats margin. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/biden-agenda-traces-slow-d-c-arc-from-vision-to-sausage-grinder</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Wingrove]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 23:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>U.S. President Joe Biden participates virtually during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Biden plans to provide Southeast Asia with more than $100 million in funding to fight the pandemic and tackle the climate crisis as his administration seeks to bolster ties with a region seeking to balance its growing economic reliance on China.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SALT Cap’s Temporary Repeal Is an Option, Menendez Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/salt-cap-s-temporary-repeal-is-an-option-n-j-s-menendez-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaustuv Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:03:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Seantor Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig is testifying before the Senate&apos;s tax-writing panel, pitching lawmakers on more funding for the agency, something the White House is counting on in order to collect more revenue from audits.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tech Millionaires Fear Their Favorite Tax Break Will Be Chopped]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Democrats are taking aim at a provision known as QSBS — a treasured way for Silicon Valley founders and VC investors to skip millions of dollars in taxes.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/silicon-valley-fears-the-end-of-qsbs-every-tech-millionaires-favorite-tax-break</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Steverman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians walk through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The IRS will issue refunds to taxpayers even if the U.S. government shutdown extends into the filing season, a decision that may reduce political pressure on Congress and President Donald Trump to reach a deal to reopen the federal government.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tax Hikes to Pay for Biden Agenda Approved by House Panel]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-15/tax-hikes-to-pay-for-biden-agenda-approved-by-house-committee</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wasson]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democratic Infighting Risks Agenda Timetable: Congress Update]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SALT Cap Rollback for Two Years Debated by House Democrats]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaustuv Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[House Democrats Float 26.5% Top Corporate Rate in Tax Plan]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-13/democrats-attempt-appeal-to-moderates-by-slimming-biden-tax-plan</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaustuv Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[House Democrats Set to Propose Corporate Tax Rate of 26.5%]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaustuv Basu]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:10:08 GMT</pubDate>
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