THE LIST: July 9 Edition

Why repealing Obamacare would make the healthcare system even more complicated.

President Obama readies a new tax-cut gambit.

How to annoy Mitt Romney when he’s raising millions of dollars in the Hamptons.

How Roger Federer won back Wimbledon.

Bank of America’s weird connection to a drug cartel’s money-laundering scheme.

Bad corporate earnings could send the economy further downward.

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New York Judge Gives Trump Organization The 'Corporate Death Penalty'
Former President Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Reprinted with permission from DCReport

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