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...Until the law changes, plan your FSA for costs you are sure to incur, such as deductibles and scheduled orthodontia for the kids. Multiply that amount by your tax bracket (say, 28%), and add that amount as a reserve. Even if you never spend a dime of the reserve, the tax savings on your contributions ensure you'll be no worse off than if you hadn't enrolled. And odds are you'll tap the reserve - even if you don't wear glasses...
FEUD: James Brown's two daughters claim that the bad blood started flowing in 1998, when they had their father committed to a psychiatric institution for an addiction to painkillers. Upon release, he said he would never give them a dime. Now Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Brown Lumar are suing him for $1 million, alleging that they are owed back royalties for helping him write 25 songs, including many of his signature hits such as Get Up Offa That Thing. They were apparently as precocious as Mozart, since they were 3 and 6 at the time. Their names...
...ABACHA (his caps-lock key appears to be stuck) who claims to be a Nigerian official with $25 million that he needs to smuggle out of the country. If you try to help, he will hit you for processing fees and "advance loans," and you will never see a dime. In the past few months, this well-worn scam has been evolving, so watch out for new variants involving Afghan war booty or a secret trove of cash lost in the attack on the World Trade Center...
...about the plan delicately tested the idea on conservative opinion makers; after the President's speech, officials and allies such as Ohio Congressman Rob Portman blitzed conservative radio stations. But privately few are buying Bush's reassurances that the new operation will "enhance operational efficiencies" without consuming an additional dime of the federal budget. Says a senior House Republican aide: "I don't know how they can say it with a straight face...
...face on billboards around Manila and running a two-page newspaper ad offering jobs at three times the going salaries. He ordered Citibank pamphlets photocopied, its logo replaced with that of the new "Bank of Ogami." He demanded fat personal loans, says Inoue, threw parties on the bank's dime, and had Genta Ogami figurines created as gifts for customers...