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...been paid to taxpayers who are not entitled to the credit," said Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, while chairing a House committee earlier this month. Still, Stuart Saft, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, thinks the tax-credit program can be cleaned up without eliminating it. "It's a question of monitoring its use more closely...
...magic sauce and must be paid whatever they ask. Businesses such as newspapers, where the content is continuous and you're relying on the value of a franchise rather than a star reporter, are better businesses. Newspapers had 30% or more margins for years. There's no question that the Internet has made the newspaper business tougher than it was before. But newspapers used to be so profitable, it made newspaper managers terribly lazy. Even today the margins at most small local newspapers are still 20%. McClatchy is 20%, Lee is 20% and Gannett, if you count out USA Today...
...short, the answer to the question "Is it global warming or changes in weather patterns?" may be, simply...
...question over the construction of minarets first came up in 2007 when Muslims in several Swiss towns sought permission to build the towers, which are used primarily to call Muslims to pray. Residents responded by collecting signatures to block the building plans, claiming the minarets were a symbol of Islamic power and radicalism. The four mosques in the country that already had minarets have tried to minimize their presence - and the potential disruption to neighbors - by not using them for prayer calls. (See pictures of Muslims in America...
...That message was aimed at Beijing. It's one that will be reinforced when Obama arrives in China in two weeks. The only question is, will anyone in the Chinese leadership - who may believe the headlines about what economic magicians they've been for the past year - be listening...