Mr. Gaffney issued a call to arms for those who continue to adhere to these principles, urging them to join forces in a concerted effort to ensure the prominence of national security in our public discourse and to ensure that related policies are effectively executed once more for the purpose of safeguarding and advancing vital U.S. security interests around the globe.

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So Scott has been wise to cede the images and concepts that are related to the movie franchise for the purpose of extending the story.

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For example, with American and other foreign businesses being encouraged to make ever-larger investments there, the U.S. capital markets are likely to experience huge new demands for China-related projects and so-called general-purpose financing.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Causecast launched a specific campaign with the purpose of making it easy for corporate clients to help girls and STEM-related organizations (volunteer opportunities might be something like volunteering as a mentor scientist in a school for two hours per week).

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The basic rule for donations of art and collectibles is this: If you've held the work for more than a year and the recipient charity uses it in a manner related to its tax-exempt purpose, you can deduct the work's fair market value, while not paying the usual 28% tax on the appreciation.

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One of the most controversial aspects of the Defense Transformation Act is among its most commonsensical: The military needs to be able to train as it intends to fight -- something that it is increasingly unable to do on the lands and in the waters set aside for that purpose due to creeping (in some cases, galloping) environmental-related strictures.

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