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According to study, plan would also raise taxes on people making less than $200,000 a year

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The end result is that individuals who make less than $200,000 would actually have to pay $500 more, on average, in taxes -- a 1.2% decrease in after-tax income. Meanwhile, the after-tax income of individuals who make more than $1 million would increase by 4.1%.


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Pakistani government reassessing relationship with U.S. after high-profile incidents last year

(CNN) -- The first meeting between the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and his new Pakistani counterpart was labeled "substantive, professional and productive" by a senior U.S. official.


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Nearly three-quarters of the nation's cattle acreage is now inside a drought-stricken area

(CNN) -- More than half of all U.S. counties have been designated disaster zones, the Department of Agriculture reported, blaming excessive heat and a devastating drought that's spread across the Corn Belt and contributed to rising food prices.


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Law restricts and criminalizes most abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy

(CNN) -- A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked enforcement of an Arizona abortion law that opponents call one of the most restrictive in the country.


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More than 80 percent of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, says new report

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- More than 80% of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a recent report. That's a sharp difference from national figures measured by the same study, which indicates that 11% of minors across the United States live in high-poverty areas.


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New plans will be required to cover a wide range of early detection services

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New health care benefits kick in Wednesday requiring coverage of preventive services and screenings largely affecting women -- another facet of the Obama administration's controversial health care law.


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Deportation deferred for illegal immigrants younger than 30 who came to U.S. before age 16

ATLANTA (CNN) -- Daniel Guadalupe stared at the passport application in front of him, dumbfounded.


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Defense team insists murder suspect can't get fair trial from judge who revoked his bond

(CNN) -- The Florida judge presiding over the murder case against a former neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed teenager refused a defense request to step aside Wednesday.


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Demonstration at the 1968 Olympic Games is still one of the event's most memorable moments

There have been countless Olympic moments that are memorable because of sporting achievements, but one stands out for the political statement it made.


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In the age of social media, extreme police tactics are being documented for the world to see

Extreme police tactics are not a new phenomenon in the US. But in the age of social media, police violence, such as the shooting of unarmed people and the use of pepper spray and taser guns, are being documented for the world to see.


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