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What the Gruber tax plan really means

What the Gruber tax plan really means


What the Gruber tax plan really means

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 08:45 AM PST

At a town hall meeting where he campaigned for health care legislation in 2009, President Barack Obama pledged to voters that he did not want any tax on health insurance plans he perceived as wastefully generous to ever impact average Americans. But in recent comments by one of the men who helped draft the legislation, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, that is not only precisely what will happen -- but that was the intention of the tax.

Keystone headache for Obama in '15

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:01 AM PST

President Barack Obama's Keystone pipeline headache is only going to get worse.

Outburst following Keystone vote

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 05:54 AM PST

Wailing and then singing by spectators disrupted the Senate chamber after the Keystone Pipeline bill failed to pass.

Judge: Rick Perry felony charges stand

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 05:22 PM PST

A state district judge in Texas has denied a defense motion to have two felony charges dismissed against outgoing Gov. Rick Perry.

6 bodies at Indian guru's ashram

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:05 AM PST

The followers of an Indian guru handed over six dead bodies to police Wednesday, a day after the two sides clashed at the spiritual leader's sprawling ashram, authorities said.

Man charged in fatal subway push

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:04 AM PST

New York police have charged a man with murder after he allegedly shoved a Bronx resident to his death from a subway platform.

Meet one of last 9/11 search dogs

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:18 AM PST

Search-and-rescue dog handler Denise Corliss loves Disaster City.

Gangs smuggle N. Korea's defectors

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:05 AM PST

Lee rubs his chin with his forefinger; his face obscured by a blue baseball cap. We sit together in the back of a taxi beside a frigid river near China's bleak northeastern border with North Korea.

Is a chocolate shortage looming?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:08 AM PST

A race to save chocolate as demand is high and supply is low. Will the shortage lead to the "achocolypse"?

New 'Peanuts' trailer dreams big

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:09 AM PST

The first official trailer for 2015's "Peanuts" movie has been released, and good grief -- it's actually pretty cute.

Need a dirty joke? Ask this guy

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:41 AM PST

Former TV host Dick Cavett promotes his new book, "Brief Encounters," and tells a few jokes.

Students make police SWAT robot

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:10 AM PST

High school students in design a SWAT robot for the Cocoa Police Department. WKMG has more.

Human face in gemstone. How?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:10 AM PST

Experimental Chinese jeweler stumbles on something mysterious.

CNN Hero of the Year is ...

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:16 AM PST

Pen Farthing, who founded a nonprofit that reunites soldiers at home with stray dogs and cats they took in during combat, has been named the 2014 CNN Hero of the Year.

Obama to address nation Thursday about immigration

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:02 PM PST

President Barack Obama will unveil an immigration plan that is widely expected to change deportation rules. Watch live Thursday on CNN.

Crisis on border

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:06 PM PST

W.H.: Obama confident

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:06 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest comments on the President's upcoming executive order on immigration.

'Orange' actress says family taken

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:52 AM PST

An actress on the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" says her parents and older brother were deported while she was a teenager -- and now she's backing President Barack Obama's plans to overhaul the immigration system through an executive order.

Is college really worth the cost?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 06:02 AM PST

U.S. student loan debt has skyrocketed to more than $1.2 trillion and tuition has increased at nearly triple the rate of inflation. Director Andrew Rossi reveals what he's learned in a new CNN film.

Legalizing pot: a no-brainer

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:53 AM PST

Jeffrey Miron says states' legalization of marijuana is not enough, the federal government needs to act.

Porn stars' lesson for Ted Cruz?

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST

Ted Cruz is in for the fight of his political career. I'm not talking his possible run for president in 2016. I mean his fight with two far more formidable opponents: comedy and porn stars.

Why grand jury is taking so long

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 05:30 PM PST

Mark O'Mara says the prosecutor took an unusual approach to an extraordinary case

Who can stop Jerusalem violence?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:46 AM PST

Early on Tuesday morning, two Palestinian men from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber entered a synagogue in the sleepy West Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof and went on a killing spree. Armed with guns and knives, the two men killed four rabbis -- three Israeli-American and one Israeli-British -- before they were struck down by Israeli police. The attack, which also claimed the life of a police officer, was the deadliest in a series of recent "lone wolf" attacks against Israelis across Jerusalem.

Snow covers 50% of U.S.

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 08:37 AM PST

Snowstorms and record low temperatures whacked much of the country this week -- and there's more coming today.

Drone view of extreme snowstorm

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:24 PM PST

James Grimaldi used an aerial drone to capture video of a winter storm hitting his upstate New York town.

Ferguson decision may come Friday

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:02 PM PST

The grand jury hearing evidence on the Michael Brown shooting is preparing to meet Friday for what might be its final session, and a decision on whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson could come the same day, law enforcement officials briefed on the plans said.

Ex-prosecutor wanted to charge Cosby

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:57 PM PST

A former prosecutor who declined to bring charges against Bill Cosby a decade ago said Wednesday that he wishes he could've nailed the comedian on an allegation that he drugged and molested a woman at his Pennsylvania home.

Report: Model accuses Cosby of rape

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 08:13 AM PST

Former supermodel Janice Dickinson accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, telling "Entertainment Tonight" in an interview aired on Tuesday that the comedian raped her.

Missing beauty queen found dead

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:59 PM PST

María José Alvarado Muñoz, the Miss World Honduras winner, went missing days before the Miss World pageant. Her body was found along with her sister's, police said.

Report: Sharpton owes $4.5M in taxes

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 11:20 AM PST

Civil rights leader and MSNBC host Al Sharpton and his for-profit business owe more than $4.5 million in current state and federal taxes, according to a New York Times report out Tuesday.

Robotic exoskeleton helps him walk

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:58 PM PST

CNN's Maggie Lake speaks to Joe Ryan, a man paralyzed from the chest down who is able to walk with a robotic exoskeleton.

Police recruits tested for virginity

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 06:35 AM PST

The Indonesian police continue to use a "degrading" invasive physical test to check for female recruits virginity, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has claimed.

Man with Ebola-infected semen isolated

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:59 AM PST

An Ebola survivor has been quarantined in India after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials there have announced.

Guests fined for bad hotel review

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:23 AM PST

When a couple left scathing comments on a travel review website that a hotel in northern England they had stayed at was a "filthy, dirty rotten stinking hovel," they thought no more about it.

Hilary Swank got fired from '90210'

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:01 AM PST

It was just a few weeks after losing her gig on the '90s teen drama that Hilary was cast in "Boys Don't Cry."

Hollywood's dirty secret

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 01:41 PM PST

CNN's Jean Casarez reports on a new documentary that alleges children are being exploited in Hollywood.

People's Sexiest Man Alive is ...

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:43 AM PST

When you're talking about Chris Hemsworth being named People magazine's new Sexiest Man Alive, don't make the mistake of calling him "that guy from 'The Hunger Games.'"

Lawyer: Tracy Morgan suffered brain injury

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:17 PM PST

Five months after being injured in a deadly limo bus crash, Tracy Morgan is fighting to return to the person he once was, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Ex-SEAL: Killed bin Laden, scared of ...

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:53 PM PST

Fmr. Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill claims he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden. So we asked him what he is afraid of.

The future Mrs. Charles Manson

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:15 AM PST

CNN's Ted Rowlands speaks with Afton "Star" Burton, a woman poised to become the future Mrs. Charles Manson

Look at me! 25 selfies of the week

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 06:24 AM PST

Hermits and where they dwell

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:14 AM PST

Deep in the untouched areas of Ukraine and Russia live men who have decided to leave human establishments and live isolated in nature.

U.S. tracking mystery Russian spacecraft

Posted: 18 Nov 2014 01:23 PM PST

CNN's Chad Myers reports on a Russian object in space on a mission that remains unclear to the U.S.

Celebs you didn't know were religious

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:11 AM PST

Pit bull faces fears in adorable way

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 02:44 AM PST

Unhinged by doorways, pit bull enters BACKWARDS. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the butt-first way Queso conquers his fear.

Travel shots we wish we'd taken

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 06:19 AM PST

Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image.

Who else does ISIS have?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:36 PM PST

ISIS has found hostage-taking to be lucrative as other governments pay ransoms for the release of captives. In their latest video, the terror group didn't give a clue of their next target. Who are they still holding?

In Ferguson's shadow, a quiet grave

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 09:40 AM PST

It's been nearly 3 months since Michael Brown was laid to rest. There is not yet a headstone at his grave, but that doesn't stop people from visiting it.

Who else is ISIS holding captive?

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:56 PM PST

ISIS has found hostage-taking to be lucrative as other governments pay ransoms for the release of captives. In their latest video, the terror group didn't give a clue of their next target. Who are they still holding?

ISIS video might give clues about killers

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:08 PM PST

CNN's Brian Todd outlines the difference of the latest ISIS execution video and the clues it might give authorities.

Why ISIS is spreading

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:33 PM PST

In the many media stories about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, much of the focus has rightly been on the thousands of foreign fighters ISIS has attracted, its brutal tactics and its robust social media presence.

Obama wants review of hostage response

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:25 PM PST

The U.S. government is conducting a review of how it responds when American citizens are taken hostage by overseas terrorists, including how the families of captives are kept informed, CNN learned Monday.

Ferguson

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:05 PM PST

The grand jury hearing evidence on the Michael Brown shooting is preparing to meet Friday for what might be its final session, and a decision on whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson could come the same day, law enforcement officials briefed on the plans said.

Honduras beauty queen

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:59 PM PST

A Honduran beauty queen who went missing just days before she was set to head off to participate in the Miss World pageant was found dead Wednesday, along with her sister, police said.

Severe weather

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:41 PM PST

Snowstorms and record low temperatures whacked much of the country this week -- and there's more havoc coming Wednesday.

Ebola

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:40 AM PST

An Ebola survivor has been quarantined in India after his semen tested positive for the virus, health officials there have announced.

Bill Cosby

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 08:13 AM PST

Former supermodel Janice Dickinson accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, telling "Entertainment Tonight" in an interview aired on Tuesday that the comedian raped her.

'Sexiest Man Alive'

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 07:40 AM PST

When you're talking about Chris Hemsworth being named People magazine's new Sexiest Man Alive, don't make the mistake of calling him "that guy from 'The Hunger Games.'"

Hermits of Ukraine, Russia

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 04:03 AM PST

Deep in the untouched areas of Ukraine and Russia live men who have decided to leave human establishments and live isolated in nature.

Look at me! 25 selfies of the week

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 03:59 AM PST

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