The IRS prefers to fight battles it thinks it can win. The argument about gift taxes to nonprofit advocacy groups is not one of them.
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Europe Accepts A Little Reality
A small dose of reality helped move the Greek drama closer to its conclusion yesterday Tragedies do not have happy endings.
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A Final Touchdown
Does the final Shuttle mission mark the end of American leadership in the skies – and should we care?
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Borrowing Our Way To Better Credit
Can more borrowing make us a better credit risk? The ridiculous self-delusion in the debt ceiling debate.
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How A Grand Jury Prevented A Mistake
From JonBenét to Caylee, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. The legal system got it right both times.
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Because We Say So
Thousands of people in 16 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia take a prescribed drug that has no …
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Saying No To Service Plans
I did a quick survey yesterday and counted 55 Web-capable devices — desktop, laptop, server and tablet computers, plus smartphones …
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The Secret’s Out: Employers Don’t Like Unions
Do workers care if employers hire anti-union consultants? Probably not, since most workers don’t like unions either.
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