AP Sources: 'Fiscal cliff' deal emerging

WASHINGTON (AP) — Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. The emerging deal would raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 and individual income over $400,000 a year, increase the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year."There are still issues left...

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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) -- While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth...

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Taxes rising for most people despite fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth...

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Riddick, Wood interchanging for Notre Dame

MIAMI (AP) — Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting Irish.Game 11 against Wake Forest, Wood ran for 150 yards, while Riddick had 20.Game 12 against USC, it was Riddick running for 146 yards, and Wood for 20.And so has been the theme for the Irish this season: Two running backs — and sometimes...

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Alabama AD made a brief stop at Notre Dame

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Mal Moore's career was adrift.A quarter century of winning games and titles as an Alabama player and assistant to Bear Bryant had ended, and Moore was passed over to succeed the famed coach.He was thinking about getting out of the profession altogether before Notre Dame's Gerry Faust called one Sunday morning to gauge his interest in a job."At the time, I kind of felt...

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RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch

MIAMI (AP) — Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting Irish.Game 11 against Wake Forest, Wood ran for 150 yards, while Riddick had 20.Game 12 against USC, it was Riddick running for 146 yards, and Wood for 20.And so has been the theme for the Irish this season: Two running backs — and sometimes...

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Career Confidential Announces Job Interview eBook Giveaway

Job search and interview website Career Confidential has released a new eBook, How to Answer Interview Questions, and is offering it at no cost for a limited time, January 8 – January 12 only.Gunter, TX (PRWEB) January 08, 2013The How to Answer Interview Questions eBook is a compilation of 101 job interview questions and answers. Each question includes a comprehensive, in-depth explanation of how...

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Rise in Identity Theft Prompts Company Expansion to Protect Local Businesses

Shred Instead Partners with Kim and Manly Boyd of Bassett Office Supply to Provide On-site Shredding Services to Southern Virginia and North CarolinaCOLUMBIA, Maryland (PRWEB) January 08, 2013The rise in identity theft and fraud has led to a company expansion in an effort to protect local businesses.Shred Instead, a secure document destruction and paper shredding company based in Columbia, Maryland,...

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Piedmont Real Estate Agent Bruce Wagg of Highland Partners Gives Back to the Community

Bruce Wagg, a real estate agent serving Piedmont, Alameda and Oakland, often participates in local charity projects to help the community.Oakland, CA (PRWEB) January 08, 2013As a resident and an experienced real estate agent of Oakland, Bruce Wagg of Highland Partners knows his community well. But his awareness is not only confined to the properties in his listings; he also involves himself in many...

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Sunnybrook lifts ban, allows daughter to see aging veteran father

TORONTO - Canada's largest veterans facility has lifted its ban on a woman who complained about bedbugs and a threat to a resident's safety.Following a weekend meeting, Sunnybrook said Jackie Storrison could see her aging dad at its veterans centre, from which police escorted her more than a week ago.The facility did insist security was on hand when Storrison went to see her father on Saturday."To...

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