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...incentives and extensions of credits already in the tax code. The National Automobile Dealers Association has made the incentives a top lobbying priority; new legislation has already been introduced in Congress. One proposal supported by Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Republican Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri would permit new car buyers to deduct auto loan interest and sales tax on their personal income taxes. "We think temporarily making interest deductible on car loans would spur sales," says NADA economist Paul Taylor. The NADA is also supporting "cash for clunkers" initiatives, which encourage consumers to upgrade their older cars...
...July 2008 incident: "Officers from Ozark, Missouri used Tasers 19 times on a 16-year-old boy who was lying next to a highway, injured after apparently falling from an overpass: he was reportedly 'refusing to cooperate' with officers and shouting. His parents said he was unable to comply because of his injuries, which were reported to be a broken back and heel. An investigation by the Missouri State Police and county prosecutor reportedly cleared the officers of any wrongdoing in their use of stun guns on the boy, who they believed was under the influence...
Alternative (or "complementary") currencies range from quaint to robust, simple to high tech. There are Greens from the Lettuce Patch Bank at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in rural northeastern Missouri. In western Massachusetts one finds fine-artist-designed BerkShares, which are convertible to U.S. dollars. More than $2 million in BerkShares have been issued through the 12 branches of five local banks, according to Susan Witt, executive director of the E.F. Schumacher Society, the nonprofit behind the currency. And in South Africa, proprietary software keeps track of Community Exchange System (CES) Talents; one ambitious plan is to make Khayelitsha...
...Grand Prairie, Texas native now has 97 points in his three years. He set both the assists and points marks on Nov. 8 in a 6-1 win against Columbia on Ohiri Field.Being named a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy, given out by the Missouri Athletic Club, is just one of the growing number of accolades that Akpan has collected in his time at Harvard. Following his freshman season in 2006, he took home the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. This year he was unanimously named to the all-Ivy First Team—his third straight year...
...injury at the Journeyman/Brute Northeast Duals on Saturday, the Crimson found the challenge insurmountable.Despite a few grind-out efforts, including an undefeated performance from junior co-captain Louis Caputo, Harvard (0-3) fell by lopsided margins to No. 21 Old Dominion, No. 24 Virginia, and No. 5 Missouri in Troy, N.Y.“We wrestled against some [teams] ranked very high,” junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor said. “But it’s nice to face that kind of competition and be in that atmosphere, because ultimately that?...