Refund expectations rise as new tax season opens
Washington says tax cuts enacted last May lowered rates across the board and reduced the marriage penalty. Taxpayers expect bigger refunds or smaller bills for 2003 as the 10 percent bracket expands to $7,000 for singles and $14,000 for married couples, with further 15 percent adjustments for married filers.
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A page outlines April 15 preparations with IRS web site updates, combat zone breaks, and the shift to new marginal tax rates. It notes midyear changes effective Jan 1 2003, with higher rates now 25 28 33 and 35 percent and withholding adjustments starting July. TaxBrain analysts estimate 10 million married households earn bigger refunds due to overwithholding.
Four Way Tie Dominates Iowa Democratic Caucus Preview
Iowa votes near as Kerry Edwards Dean Gephardt lead a four way tie in polls. Candidates urged supporters to brave cold as they campaign toward tonight’s caucus, stressing turnout and base support across precinct meetings and campus venues.
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King Day marks clash as Bush visit draws protest
In Atlanta hundreds protested Bush at Martin Luther King Jr. tomb on the kingly birthday. Martin Luther King III opens the Ebenezer service as thousands expected to attend, echoing Coretta Scott King's call to avoid war and honor nonviolence with a day on not a day off.
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Donations fund van for boy with cerebral palsy
About 1400 is donated to aid Lavonna Stewart to buy a van for her 5 year old son Arlie who needs frequent doctor visits. USD student Peg McFadden organizes drives with support from Ottawa Rotary Club members and local donors. A Van For Arlie fund is set at Peoples National Bank to raise between 3000 and 5000 dollars.
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Bush to push jobs in address to Congress
In the State of the Union, President Bush plans at least 120 million in job training grants for community colleges to boost workforce skills. The Labor Department will administer these funds, with a speech broadcast nationwide and a stop at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio.
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Girls Scout day strengthens mother daughter ties in Pomona
Tamra Coopman and her daughter Victoria, both of Pomona, attend the Girls Just Want to Have Fun event at the Pomona Community Center. About 114 girls from 18 Girl Scout troops in service Unit 687 joined for a full day aimed at bringing mothers closer to their daughters.
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