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Obama Tax Plan Gets Pushback The White House proposal to overhaul the U.S. corporate-tax code by lowering rates and limiting deductions faced immediate resistance from business groups and many Republicans. Wall Street Journal 2 hours ago
State-Run Firms Are the Giants of China's Economy China's state-owned companies account for about 45% of the country's rapidly expanding economy, according to a report for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission. Wall Street Journal 2 hours ago
Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Have Babies Parents travel to Hong Kong for better maternal care and lifelong residency benefits for their child, but residents of the city are outraged. NYTimes.com 2 hours ago
New Push for Reform in China China could face an economic crisis unless it implements deep reforms, including scaling back its vast state-owned enterprises and making them operate more like commercial firms, according to a coming.. Wall Street Journal 2 hours ago
Hugo Restall: Hong Kong Was Better Under the British Democracy is the only form of government that can match the hybrid form of political accountability Hong Kong enjoyed as a colony. Wall Street Journal 2 hours ago	At War Blog: Pentagon Says U.S. Citizens With Terrorism Ties Can Be Targeted in Strikes The Obama administration's top Pentagon lawyer on Wednesday said that American citizens who join Al Qaeda can be targeted for killing and that courts should have no role in reviewing executive branch.. NYTimes.com 3 hours ago
Who Will Win Best Score? It's been a challenge anticipating the Oscar voters in recent years. Wall Street Journal 3 hours ago	SEC May Ticket Speeding Traders SEC Chairman Schapiro said she is worried about the role of high-frequency traders in the stock market and hinted at new policies aimed at curbing frenetic market activity. Wall Street Journal 3 hours ago
‘Dingo Ate My Baby’ Mother Lindy Chamberlain, Files New Evidence google_ad_client = "ca-pub-2211552537704407"; google_ad_slot = "1326701290"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; Lindy Chamberlain, the Australian mother who famously blamed a dingo for her.. Epoch Times 3 hours ago	Gambling on Monte Carlo The odds of seeing good work from Les Ballets de Monte Carlo is always akin to a crapshoot. Wall Street Journal 3 hours ago