Democrats’ War Funding Bill Adds Surtax on the Wealthy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 15th, 2008 4:30 am by HL
Democrats’ War Funding Bill Adds Surtax on the Wealthy
House Democratic leaders yesterday embraced a surtax on the wealthy to pay for expanded education benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, clearing the way for votes today on the last war funding bill of George W. Bush’s presidency.
Polar Bear Is Named ‘Threatened’ Species
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act yesterday, saying the loss of Arctic sea ice in a warming climate could drive them to the brink of extinction in less than four decades.
