Policy cancellations: Obama will allow old plans
President Barack Obama speaks about his signature health care law, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Bowing to pressure, the…
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Serbia’s top tycoon on trial for embezzlement
Serbian tycoon Miroslav Miskovic, center, walks past the media as he arrives for the start of his court case on charges alleging embezzlement and tax evasion, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday,…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…
Colorado voters deciding how to tax pot
John Hickenlooper FILE – In this April 24, 2013, file photo, A 1/4 ounce, left, and one ounce of marijuana are displayed along with a handful of joints at a…
Thousands protest in Greece over planned new tax
By DEREK GATOPOULOS A man on a wheelchair holds a banner reading in Greek “State benefit policy harms our health” takes part in an anti-austerity demonstration in central Athens, on…
DEMOCRAT BOOKER WINS US SENATE ELECTION IN NJ
By KATIE ZEZIMA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Newark Mayor Cory Booker talks to supporters during an election night victory party after winning a special election for the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Oct.…
SHUTDOWN IMPACT: DEFENSE WORKERS RETURN TO WORK
Protestors hold signs during a during an event with the Democratic Progressive Caucus and furloughed federal employees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, as the budget battle…
VIETNAM DISSIDENT SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN JAIL
By CHRIS BRUMMITT A U.S-trained lawyer and well-known dissident Le Quoc Quan, right, listens to the judge during his trial in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013. The Hanoi…