Democracy Now! July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is in the hot seat over his vast personal fortune, estimated at up to $250 million. Five more corporations have severed ties with secretive right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over its controversial policies on gun use, voter suppression, union busting, and more. And Democracy Now! hosts a debate on the legality of Israel's self-proclaimed right to build settlements throughout the occupied West Bank. Plus headlines, and more.

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Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by his parents Lenore and Geo... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012

The Mitt Romney presidential campaign of 2012 began when Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, launched his second candidacy for the presidency of the United States in a bid to win the 2012 presidential election. His candidacy was formally announced on June 2, 201... Explore this topic

US presidential election, 2012

Die 57. Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten fand am 6. November 2012 statt. Formal sind am 6. November die Wahlmänner des Electoral College bestimmt worden, die am 17. Dezember ihre Stimmen für die Ämter des Präsidenten und des Vizepräsidenten abgaben. Gleichzeitig... Explore this topic

Tax avoidance and tax evasion

Tax noncompliance is a range of activities that are unfavorable to a state's tax system. This may include tax avoidance, which is tax reduction by legal means, and tax evasion which is the criminal non-payment of tax liabilities. The use of the term 'noncompliance' to refer to... Explore this topic

Tax

A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many administrative divisions. Taxes consist of direct or indirect taxes and may be pai... Explore this topic

Tax haven

A tax haven is a state, country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. Individuals and/or corporate entities can find it attractive to establish shell subsidiaries or move themselves to areas with reduced or nil taxation levels relative to typ... Explore this topic

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