Obama’s bus tour costing taxpayers thousands

By Mark Knoller, CBSNews.com If Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Herman Cain or any of the other presidential challengers were to embark on a three-day bus trip like the one now underway by President Obama, it would cost their campaigns tens of thousands of dollars. Perhaps more. They would have to pay a variety of expenses, [...]

Elizabeth Warren to challenge Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race

By Rosalind S. Helderman and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard professor and former Obama administration official who became a hero to liberals with her sharp critique of the nation’s financial institutions, will announce Wednesday that she is challenging Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts for his seat in 2012. Warren, 62, had [...]

Obama mulls tax cuts beyond Republican plans

By Hans Nichols and Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com President Barack Obama may press Congress for tax cuts that would exceed his past proposals as well as some of the offerings from House Republicans to strengthen his hand in talks on measures to boost the U.S. economy, according to a person familiar with the discussions. With Obama [...]

FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries?

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER – Associated Press | Yahoo News WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama makes it sound as if there are millionaires all over America paying taxes at lower rates than their secretaries. “Middle-class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires,” Obama said Monday. “That’s pretty straightforward. It’s hard to argue against that.” [...]