More than 8,000 households got hit with the one-time levy as Socialist President Francois Hollande continues to target the nation's wealthiest.
In a move to minimize costs, many employers will offer plans that cover just the basics -- not X-rays or surgeries.
Compensation for the men and women who put themselves in harm's way has been rising since 9/11. It's all part of the price of freedom.
In his current term, the government may earn more than $110 billion from this program, more than the country's most lucrative companies.
The rules covering who gets tax-exempt status are so squishy and vague that just about anyone can work the system.
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A crackdown on Internet slot machine parlors has their owners pointing fingers at the token-wagering arcade and pizza chain.
While battle lines harden, at least 234,000 fewer people are collecting the benefit from December's peak. That might not appease critics.
The industrially useful marijuana relative has been banned for decades, but Colorado has opened the door to legal farming again.
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