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Baucus' Legal Affairs Become Focus on the Hill

Dec. 5, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus found himself the center of a scrum of reporters Saturday as the Senate worked through the weekend on health care reform, though not for the usual reasons.
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Baucus bill would avert Medicare cut

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Senate may consider AMT patch this week

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Enron report may guide tax law

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Congress's committee report on Enron will guide new legislation governing rules because the ompany "outmaneuvered" the IRS, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said. The changes would help shut down tricky corporate tax schemes, Senate Finance Committee Democrats a
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa