Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an unfair sales tax burden from which their on-line competitors are effectively exempt.

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It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

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What passes for real debate in Washington often seems more like an echo chamber, with politicians talking at politicians.

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Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services.

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The national debate on Social Security has been cheapened by demagoguery on all sides.

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In essence this is the culmination of a concern that I have shared for some time now and its an effort to bring to the attention of the Congress the conduct of Mr. Karimov, one of our partners in the so-called ?coalition of the willing,? ... I think it?s time that we be very clear, draw a very bright line, and disassociate ourselves from the Karimov government.

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Uncollected sales taxes on Internet purchases cost the states more than $16 billion in 2001.

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