Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 27, 1994 TAG: 9405270109
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A6 EDITION: METRO
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Two political families will tie the knot in the first White House wedding in almost 23 years.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother will marry the daughter of Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. They will be the 17th couple to be married at the White House.
Nicole Boxer, 26, is the bride; Tony Rodham, 39, is the groom. The ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday in the Rose Garden.
The last White Housing wedding took place on June 12, 1971, when Tricia Nixon, one of the late president's two daughters, married Edward Finch Cox.
- Associated Press
Senate increases 'nanny tax' threshold
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill designed to extend Social Security retirement and disability benefits to tens of thousands of domestic workers.
The Senate's decision addresses the "nanny tax" made famous by Zoe Baird, who failed to pay Social Security taxes on her domestic help and lost the chance to become attorney general.
The Senate bill would require employers to pay Social Security taxes on domestic employees to whom they pay at least $630 in 1995, up from the current threshold of $200 a year. It also allows employers to file those taxes once a year, rather than quarterly.
A bill approved by the House raises the threshold to $1,250 a year in 1995.
Three-fourths of all household employers ignore the law now, thus their domestic employees could be denied Social Security when they retire or become disabled. Backers say either the House or Senate bill would improve compliance.
- Associated Press
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