Word: exactions
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...mega-payments? [Insert heart attack here.] But when the real estate stars align, a pair of frustrated sellers can switch homes with each other. While there are few tax advantages or closing-costs savings, house-swapping promises the peace of mind that comes from unloading your house at the exact time you buy another. Although such trades are still rare, thousands of homeowners are flocking to websites that play the role of real estate matchmaker...
Still, the middle class may have a better shot at making ends meet than at influencing the Middle Class Task Force. That's because no member of the Middle Class Task Force is actually middle class. While defining America's most beloved demographic group has never been an exact science, most academics agree that the term refers to anyone earning between $30,000 and $100,000 a year. (Median household income in the U.S. hovers around $50,000.) Every member of the President's task force - from Biden ($227,000) to Council of Economic Advisors Chairwoman Christina Romer...
...users’ changing needs can be met.” While the task force plans to make significant progress by summer, there is currently no deadline set for the final recommendations. “We are at a turning point in the history of the library, but the exact place towards which it will turn is not yet clear,” said Darnton...
...After 60 years of Syrian-Israeli conflict, the contours of a solution are generally clear: Israel would have to withdraw from the Golan Heights, while Syria would have to maintain a demilitarized zone in the territory. Previous rounds of talks faltered over the exact route of the border and concerns over how Israel could protect itself from a surprise Syrian attack - calculations now rendered moot by modern satellite surveillance technology and the capabilities of Israel's arsenal...
...Tigers would be in control of their own destiny if they hadn’t been mauled by the Bears for Brown’s lone win in the Ivy season. That is a big dent in their title drive. Look for Princeton to exact revenge this weekend...