AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : For years, Democrats have promised to raise taxes on such investors, who pay a significantly lower rate on their earnings than ordinary workers.
42% : Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quietTEHRAN, Iran (AP) --
41% : But in Tehran, some willing to speak to The Associated Press offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith with his 1988 book "The Satanic Verses."
38% : Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investorsWASHINGTON (AP) --
38% : Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party's longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose taxes would have increased under the plan.
30% :Others, however, worried aloud that Iran could become even more cut off from the world as tensions remain high over its tattered nuclear deal.

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