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Utah got burned in weapons screw-up
"A decade of missteps delayed a process intended to rid the United States of its arsenal of a deadly chemical weapon agent, cost taxpayers millions of dollars and contributed to America's failure to meet the destruction deadline set by an international treaty."
Tags: weapons; chemical weapons; tax money; treaty; Deseret Chemical Depot; military; army
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Tax Cheats
The Times reports on how companies and rich families use off-shore services -- such as registering in Bermuda, under the advice of Ernst & Young -- to avoid paying taxes. The stories reveal that the federal government has lost billions of dollars each year in evaded taxes. As a result of the uproar, many Republicans in Congress have broken with the party leadership and have voted to tighten the legal loophole.
Tags: federal contracts; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); offshore companies; Justice Department; tax treaties