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I had already thrown the Sunday, Aug. 15, Daily News in the recycle bin when my fury over the guest commentary by Osman Azami ("Us and them and mosques: We are not Saudi Arabia") got the best of me. First and foremost: Regardless of the issue at hand, why would the Daily News — why would any newspaper other than one run by, oh I don’t know, students? — give top headline status on the front page of its editorial section to a wet-behind-the-ears, smart-alecky 2010 high school graduate? I for one am offended and appalled. This kid hasn’t been...

It's Not Just The Rich: Obama Tax Hikes Will Stick It To The Middle Class, Too Gregory White Feb. 2, 2010, 9:54 AM Obama has emphasized in his speeches that it is the "richest Americans" who will get hit with tax increases, but by letting many tax-relief initiatives expire, Obama is targeting middle class Americans with shadow tax increases too. Reuters: If the provisions are allowed to expire on December 31, the top-tier personal income tax rate will rise to 39.6 percent from 35 percent. But lower-income families will pay more as well: the 25 percent tax bracket will revert...

WASHINGTON -- In a strongly worded message to Congress outlining its priorities for a military spending bill, the Obama administration today said it disapproved of including money for pensions for 26 elderly members of the World War II-era Alaska Territorial Guard. The Guardsmen are among those assigned to protect Alaska from the Japanese during World War II.