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Lame Duck Congress Tackles Tax Breaks
With Republicans running the House and Democrats in charge of the Senate, the current session of Congress is scrambling to take care of unfinished business. With less than two weeks remaining, can it avoid another government shutdown and save breaks for taxpayers both rich and poor?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenWith Republicans running the House and Democrats in charge of the Senate, the current session of Congress is scrambling to take care of unfinished business. With less than two weeks remaining, can it avoid another government shutdown and save breaks for taxpayers both rich and poor?
Also, Ashton Carter is reported to be nominated as Defense Secretary, and now you can be a digital citizen of the world with an ID card issued by tech-savvy Estonia. We talk to a man who has one.
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3 storiesAshton Carter Reported to Be Nominated as Defense Secretary
President Obama reportedly will name the first Defense Secretary to come of age after the Vietnam War. Aston Carter is 60, a physicist, historian and former Rhodes Scholar who will replace former Nebraska Senator, Chuck Hagel. Yochi Dreazen is managing editor for news at Foreign Policy magazine.
Read the story7 minWill Washington Flirt with Disaster or Punt until Next Year?
The lame duck Congress has until next week to prevent a government shutdown. At the moment, that sounds unlikely. But tea-partiers outraged about the President's immigration action could upset the best laid plans of Republican leaders.
Read the story34 minThe World’s First "E-resident" on the Benefits of Digital Citizenship
Since the Internet was created, there have been problems with online identification. We all know about fraud and identity theft. The New Yorker's most often-copied cartoon shows a canine at a computer saying, “On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.” Now that may be changing — in tiny Estonia.
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