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But, gee--we would have been happy with just a deduction for French maid's uniforms.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Monopoly Goes to Washington | 2/3/2003 | See Source »

SUBSIDY. A tax subsidy is any deduction or exemption that you oppose. In the abstract, it is possible to separate tax-code complications that relate to fairness in the tax system from complications that have some nontax-related purpose, and to call the second type a subsidy. In practice, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tax Reform in Plain English. Honest! | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

The violations result in a $10 deduction from the budgets of each of the candidates, which council rules limit to $100.

Author: By Alexander J. Blenkinsopp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fines, Withdrawal Kick Off Elections | 12/3/2002 | See Source »

But this modus operandi tends to have a few adverse effects. The first is that we find ourselves constantly trying to win other people’s approval. We campaign for extracurricular positions, we dress nicely for recruiting interviews and we want peers and professors to agree with our arguments...

Author: By Melissa W. Inouye, MELISSA W. INOUYE | Title: The Pursuit of One Good Thing | 10/22/2002 | See Source »

Imagine a murdered man in the upstairs bedroom and the 8 Women in his life left to decide whodunit. What would they do? Bitch, bitch, bitch--and then break into song. Francois Ozon's color-coordinated catfight assembles eight fabulous femmes (Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Isabelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex, Secrets and Videotape | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

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