WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them more....
Millionaires On Capitol Hill: Please Tax Me More!
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press: Nation
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 3:23pm
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