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Significant progress made in fiscal cliff discussions, sources say
December 31st, 2012
11:00 AM ET
141 days ago

Significant progress made in fiscal cliff discussions, sources say

(CNN) - A possible deal to avert the midnight deadline for the "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts began to take shape Monday, including an agreement to raise the income tax rate on top earners to what it was during President Bill Clinton's last term in office, according to sources close to the process.

The potential deal also includes an increase in the estate tax and an extension of unemployment benefits, according to the sources.

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Filed under: Fiscal Cliff
Florida to use federal database to challenge legitimacy of voters
July 15th, 2012
07:09 AM ET
310 days ago

Florida to use federal database to challenge legitimacy of voters

(CNN) - Florida election officials will have access to a federal law enforcement database to challenge the eligibility of a person to vote as part of its effort to purge non-citizens from its voting rolls, state officials said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow state officials access to the SAVE - Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements - database in an agreement that was announced Saturday by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner and the Florida Department of State.

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Filed under: Florida • Homeland Security