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Ahead of vote, Obama sets sights on the wealthy

Pushes plan for top earners to pay more taxes

By Jackie Calmes

 |  New York Times  

  April 11, 2012

All but certain now that his Republican opponent will be Mitt Romney, President Obama has made his proposed “Buffett Rule’’ minimum tax for the wealthiest Americans like Romney a centerpiece of his reelection campaign, defying the political risk of being seen as a tax-and-spender by wary voters.

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