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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
 WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Finance, Corning Incorporated, John McCain, Rand Paul
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Apple CEO Tim Cook strongly defends tax policy at Senate hearing
 WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook strongly defended the company's tax practices Tuesday at a Senate hearing highlighting the technology giant's use of Irish subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars in income from U.S. taxes....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Apple iPad, John McCain, Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware
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Five things at stake for Apple at Senate tax hearing
Apple hardly seems the invincible name it was just one year ago. Faced with slower growth, a badly bruised stock price and questions about its innovation leadership, the company has plenty of fights on its hand. And now it has a new foe attempting to...
Tags: Politics, John T. Chambers, Tim Cook, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Apple skirts U.S. taxes, panel finds
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc., one of the most successful and valuable companies on the planet, will be tested Tuesday when Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies about the company's controversial tax practices before a hostile Senate subcommittee. Should...
Tags: Barack Obama, Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, John McCain, Politics
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Cardinal skips Boston College commencement because Irish prime minister's involvement
Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by...Tags: Enda Kenny, Religion and Belief, Abortion Issue, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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Apple tries not to stand out in the tax-avoidance crowd
Apple found itself in the uncomfortable position Monday of being labeled a corporate bad guy, drawing fire from senior senators in both parties for using subsidiaries in Ireland to reduce its tax bill. But if Apple has its way, its bitter rival Google...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Politics, Earnings, Crime, Law and Justice, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Report: Apple avoided billions in U.S. taxes on foreign income
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. has used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on $44 billion in foreign income over the past four years,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, White House, U.S. Senate
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Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
The Philadelphia InquirerSEPTA, PATCO, and the City of Philadelphia have paid millions of dollars to victims of slip-and-fall accidents in subways while failing to fix the hazards that cause the accidents. Leaking ceilings and slippery floors remain, sometimes for years after...Tags: Science and Technology, Litigation, Subway Transportation, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Graduation: Mesa student takes early leap to join Class of 2013
East Valley TribuneGraduation is just days away. Then, they'll be moving on to the next phases of their life. For many, it's not a day too soon. But for one Mesa student, Thursday's graduation ceremony is actually a year early. That's because Kimran Sidhu, 16, is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Arizona State University, Teaching and Learning, Landforms, Graduation
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Success & Service: Family establishes UC Merced scholarship
The Modesto BeeLongtime UC Merced supporters Frederick R. and Mitzie Ruiz have established the Rose R. Ruiz Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship Fund to support highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students who face obstacles such as financial difficulties, being...Tags: Awards and Prizes, DREAM Act, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities
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Chicago's first archbishop was 'good prelate, good man'
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen the president of All Hallows College in Ireland saw the regal man on the framed canvas, he knew the portrait buried in a Dublin basement should head home to Chicago. The painting of Patrick Feehan, Chicago's first Roman Catholic archbishop,...Tags: College of Cardinals, Religion and Belief, Yellow Fever , Holy Name Cathedral, Great Chicago Fire (1871)
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Alanis Morissette Boards Kickstarter Project 'The Price of Desire' (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyAlanis Morissette and Shannyn Sossamon have been cast in "The Price of Desire," a new romantic period drama based on the life of architect Eileen Gray that's getting a little extra help from Kickstarter - but in an unexpected way. Sossamon will play...Tags: Entertainment, Kickstarter, Architecture, Le Corbusier, Arts and Culture
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