Tax on Medical Devices Becomes Recurring Theme in Budget Debate
Date: 16 October 2013
By ERIC LIPTON and BARRY MEIER
In Practice column; tax on sale of medical devices like heart implants and artificial hips, enacted to help finance health care law, is becoming recurring theme in budget debate as Congress searches for deal to end standoff.
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Ireland’s Government Says It Will Curb a Tax Strategy That Faced U.S. Scrutiny
Date: 16 October 2013
By STEPHEN CASTLE
Ireland’s government promises to make it more difficult for multinational companies to use its laws to reduce their tax liabilities, but it is unclear what effect the move will have; action follows increased scrutiny on country's tax code.
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Early Promise in Drug Trial for Fighting Cholesterol
Date: 16 October 2013
By ANDREW POLLACK
Latest study of alirocumab, potentially powerful lipid-lowering drug being developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, appears to bolster previous results that it cut cholesterol levels by about half in a clinical trial.
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Russia: Head of Agency Claims It Found No Poison on Palestinian Leader’s Body
Date: 16 October 2013
By REUTERS
Vladimir Uiba, head of Russia's forensics agency, says that samples from body of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat revealed no traces of radioactive polonium; findings, if confirmed, would deal blow to Palestinian suspicions that Arafat was assassinated by Israel.
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Chasing Ghosts, Cardinals Are Step Closer
Date: 16 October 2013
By BILLY WITZ
St Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1; Cardinals now lead National League Championship Series 3-1.
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Afghans Fend Off Taliban Threat in Pivotal Year
Date: 16 October 2013
By ROD NORDLAND, THOM SHANKER and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Officials say that Afghan security forces have managed to deter many of Taliban's efforts during 2013, responding well to attacks and reducing assassinations; at same time, Afghan forces have experienced heavy casualties and lack of significant progress; assessment is important factor in determining America's long-term role in country.
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‘Me’ Generation Aesthetics Are Back and Better Than Ever
Date: 16 October 2013
By CAROLINA IRVING, MIGUEL FLORES-VIANNA and CHARLOTTE DI CARCACI
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China’s Red Flag Woos Luxury Car Buyers
Date: 15 October 2013
By BREE FENG
The oldest automaker in China, FAW Group Corp., is hoping its Red Flag H7 sedan will lead a transition toward domestic automobiles in a country where most cars come from abroad and the Audi is the elite’s vehicle of choice.
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