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Free Trade and the Presidential Campaign
Democrats in Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina will be voting next week. Obama and Clinton have been exchanging barbs about "bitter" voters, religion and guns. In tomorrow's final debate, one issue that might come up is free trade, including the deal with Colombia. Also, deadly bombings destroy weeks of calm in Iraq, and what the candidates are saying about taxes.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenDemocrats in Pennsylvania, Indiana and North Carolina will be voting next week. Obama and Clinton have been exchanging barbs about "bitter" voters, religion and guns. In tomorrow's final debate, one issue that might come up is free trade, including the deal with Colombia. Would it be good or bad for American workers? Why are Democratic leaders opposing what they've supported before? Also, deadly bombings destroy weeks of calm in Iraq, and income taxes are due at midnight. What about next year? We hear what the presidential candidates are proposing.
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3 storiesBomb Blasts Kill Dozens In and Around Baghdad
In two of Iraq's provincial cities today, deadly bombings broke weeks of relative calm. Baqubah is central to al Qaeda's hopes for an Islamic caliphate. Ramadi is the capital of al Anbar, where Sunni leaders have been working with US forces. Tina Susman is Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times in Baghdad, where there was also a bombing.
Read the story6 minFree Trade and the Presidential Campaign
Barack Obama says Pennsylvania's rural voters are "bitter" over lost jobs. Hillary Clinton bellies up for a beer with a whiskey chaser in a working-class Indiana bar. So go the latest primaries, with voting scheduled for next week and another televised debate tomorrow.
Read the story36 minWhere the Presidential Candidates Stand on Taxes
More people are filing their tax returns on time than the Internal Revenue Service had expected. Experts think it's because of the rebate checks authorized by the economic stimulus package . In Florida, for example, timely filings are up almost 10%. The deadline is midnight tonight.
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