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Decoder Wire Taxing the rich: why $250,000 became the benchmark

Some Democrats had sought an income threshold well above $250,000. But since the election campaign and in 'fiscal cliff' talks, that's the number President Obama has settled on. Here's what's behind it.

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Decoder Wire Election's No. 2 loser was Karl Rove, and Democrats are openly gleeful (+video)

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