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The tax terms you may hear a lot this week thanks to Trump

Oct 3, 2016
If you’re following the news around Donald Trump’s tax returns, you might want to brush up on your fiscal vocabulary.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a speech outlining his vision for tax reform at his skyscraper on Fifth Avenue on Sept. 28, 2015 in New York City.
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David Cay Johnston: Trump tax documents illustrate “separate and unequal” income tax systems

Oct 3, 2016
Investigative journalist David Cay Johnston says there are rules allowing a special few to pay little to no taxes.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Manheim, Pennsylvania on Saturday. 
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Did Trump break the Cuba embargo?

Sep 29, 2016
A Newsweek investigation alleges the businessman and presidential candidate’s former company illegally did business in Cuba in the 1990s.
Cubans wave a U.S. and a Cuban flag at the Malecon waterfront as the first US-to-Cuba cruise ship to arrive in the island nation in decades glides into the port of Havana, on May 2, 2016.
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Global markets react to first presidential debate

Sep 27, 2016
The international financial community seems to have judged Clinton the winner.
An issue of the publication La Jornada, in Mexico City, displays a story about last night's presidential debate. 
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Reality TV, uncut: Trump’s tropes on a national stage

Sep 27, 2016
A TV critic names Trump's rhetorical moves.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday.
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Trump challenges Clinton on trade in first debate

Sep 27, 2016
Clinton defended changing her position on TPP, and her record on other trade deals.


Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at their first presidential debate this election cycle.






 
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Trump versus Clinton on the economy: highlights from the presidential debate

Sep 26, 2016
Here’s what the candidates had to say about taxes, trade and Trump’s business.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University on September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York.
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Cruz rented his email list to Trump months before endorsing him

Sep 26, 2016
Politico found Cruz was making money off his rival even as he pointedly declined to endorse him.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Freedom Summit on May 9, 2015 in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Presidential debate should be moneymaker for TV networks

Sep 26, 2016
With an estimated 100 million viewers, ad spots before and after are at a premium.
Students acting as stand-ins for the presidential candidates take part in a rehearsal for the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.
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Trump's trade adviser on globalization and NAFTA

Sep 23, 2016
Kai talks to republican nominee Donald Trump's senior trade adviser, Daniel DiMicco.
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