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NEW YORK (Fortune) -- During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama tempered his pledge to substantially raise taxes for high earners with an important proviso: He'd simply restore rates to their levels during the Clinton Administration. The implication was that families in the upper brackets would see their total tax bite go back to the levels of the 1990s, but no higher. Now, it sure looks like Obama is reneging on that promise. The burden will indeed go far higher than in the Clinton years via a technicality -- one that will come as a rude shock even to the taxpayers...

'Ghostly' image on tape at Henry's palace A ghostly image has been caught on CCTV at historic Hampton Court Palace. It was formerly the home of Henry VIII and has long reported to be haunted. The 16th Century palace in south-west London is well known for alleged supernatural activity, but nothing suspicious has been caught on film before. However, in October this year, this curious image was caught on the palace's CCTV footage. On several occasions security guards were alerted to an open fire door in an exhibition area of the palace. After securing the door each time, they returned...