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Obama announces plan to close tax loopholes...

May. 4, 2009
Obama announces plan to close tax loopholes...(Third column, 14th story, link)Related stories:Obama: Wall Street will play less dominant role......financial sector to shrink
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Russia's Sibneft gets $1 billion tax bill

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Oregon to plug tax breaks, loopholes

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Lawmakers discuss Enron, tax loopholes

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler