We now know President Obama can sing. President Clinton's a sax man. President George W. Bush? Well, we may not go as far as to call him a drummer, but we've seen him drum (He dances, too!). Are we on the verge of seeing a presidential supergroup? Probably not. But after Obama took the mic at last night's celebration of blues music at the White House, we're turning the amps to 11 for this Gotta Watch featuring performing presidents. CNN
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Mesa, Arizona (CNN) -- Twenty-seven days. That's how long it has been between the 19th and 20th Republican presidential debates. But that ends Wednesday, when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas face off at a debate hosted by CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona at the Mesa Arts Center. CNN
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- After more than a year in the making, the Obama administration on Wednesday released its plan to overhaul the corporate tax code. The main proposal for reform would slash the corporate tax rate to 28% from 35% and pay for the reduction by eliminating "dozens" of business tax breaks. There are currently more than 130 on the books. The Obama administration's plan is in sync with Republicans in terms of wanting to lower the top rate. But Republicans want to lower the corporate rate even further to 25%. There are also many other differences between their plans, and with Congress stuck in election-year gridlock, the odds of passage of any corporate tax reform plan this year are long. CNN
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(CNN) -- The Obama administration's breach of religious freedom and freedom of conscience through the Health and Human Services agency's contraception mandate has reignited the national conversation about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." Obamacare encapsulates many of the major conservative objections to President Barack Obama's presidency: the vast and costly expansion of government, increased taxes and regulations and the infringement of personal and religious liberties as is now being litigated in the federal and Supreme Courts. CNN
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will meet with GOP lawmakers and members of the media next week inside the old Supreme Court chambers. The former Speaker of the House will address lawmakers whose support he is trying to garner in advance of the March 6 Super Tuesday primary. Analysts have said it is essential for Gingrich to perform well in southern states in order to keep pace with his fellow rivals for the GOP nomination. The Tennessean
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President Obama’s proposal to raise the tax on corporate dividends should leave investors trembling. It has the ability to affect anyone with an interest in equities, from the executive in the c-suite to the grandmother next door. You pay 15% on dividends right now. Under Obama’s plan, the wealthy would see a total personal tax rate of nearly 45%. And before a company gives a dividend, that money is taxed as corporate profit. Obama would like to lower the corporate tax rate to 28%. By the time the dividend reaches your bank account, it has been taxed twice, a total of 73%. The corporate dividend tax hike is part of Obama’s broader restructuring of America’s corporate tax structure. As a whole, the plan is a game-changer for American business. But the dividend tax increase is the plan’s most striking element, since it’s hard to identify who it would help. Forbes
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller and U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari met with airport managers and local officials from across the state at Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport near Parkersburg Tuesday to discuss the economic opportunities that stem from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill. Register-Herald
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Does the corner office prepare you for the Oval Office? It's a central question of the 2012 Republican primary – and will probably remain so through the general election, if Mitt Romney hangs on to become the nominee. Mr. Romney, of course, says, yes, being a chief executive officer does prepare you to be president. So did Steve Forbes, Ross Perot, and before that, Lee Iacocca. Christian Science Monitor
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The Clarke County Arc of Alabama serves 17 people in their homes. But Terry Pezent, executive director of the Clarke County Arc, said budget cuts would wipe out that program, and many others. Montgomery Advertiser
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A specter is haunting the Republican establishment—the specter of Barry Goldwater. With recent polling data suggesting that Rick Santorum has surged ahead of Mitt Romney among Republican voters nationwide, the people whose livelihoods depend on Republican electoral victories are terrified by the growing possibility of a massive wipeout in November, much like the one that Republicans experienced in 1964, when Goldwater was their nominee. The New Republic
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