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Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is likely to lose his pension and spend time prison if he pleads guilty to misuse of campaign funds, legal experts say.
The United States is facing a "fiscal cliff" but that doesn't mean tax increases have to be part of any solution, the author argues.
Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who said he was under investigation, could lose his pension under federal law if convicted on one of several corruption charges.
Taxpayer groups are urging future speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to lead by example and cut House salaries as a symbolic gesture of cutting spending.
Despite the lousy economy, high unemployment and plummeting housing prices, U.S. congressional members get a $4,700 pay raise this week.
Former President Bill Clinton's federally funded expenses since leaving office exceed those of the other two living former U.S. presidents, The Politico said.
The U.S. House of Representatives clerk's office says ex-Rep. Mark Foley's alcohol rehabilitation program is being paid for by a taxpayer funded medical plan. Salley Collins, a spokeswoman for the clerk's office, said the Florida Republican is covered by
The Bush Administration, with strong support in Congress, is attempting to extend the ban on Internet access taxes permanently -- an action that experts think will come just in time to feed the broadband explosion.
Proponents of tax reform who met in Washington Thursday said many taxes are a drain on economic growth and an unnecessary financial strain on citizens.
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