President Barack Obama says he wants to make sure millionaires are taxed at higher rates than their secretaries. The data say they already are. Read the Article>

With a scrappy unveiling of his formula to rein in the nation’s mounting debt, President Obama confirmed Monday that he had entered a new, more combative phase of his presidency, one likely to last until next year’s election as he battles for a second term. Read the Article>

The White House wants another shot at requiring some Americans to pay more for their employer-backed health coverage, despite a previously tepid response from the very same lawmakers needed to advance the proposal. Read the Article>

A little-noticed provision in President Obama’s new jobs bill seeks to tax healthcare benefits for the wealthy, a controversial idea that went nowhere during the healthcare reform debate. Read the Article>

Health insurers and small businesses are launching a new salvo in their campaign against the healthcare reform law's tax on insurance policies. Read the Article>

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The bipartisan proposal to end the debt-limit crisis that was seemingly gaining traction on Capitol Hill and at the White House Tuesday would look to cuts and reforms in health care spending to save more than $200 billion. Read the Article>

An independent panel created by former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and ex-Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson called for spending cuts and tax increases to end Minnesota's budget crisis, which stretched into its seventh day Thursday. Read the Article>