Ms. Coury suggested federal rules may not apply to those affected by the proposal, because Arizona extends coverage to them beyond what Washington requires.

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The company said the group will offer the opportunity to apply for vacant positions at other sites to the employees affected and also work with employees and their representatives to agree on appropriate loyalty and severance packages.

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We continue to urge, as we did yesterday, affected individuals in eligible counties to apply for assistance by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov, or calling 1-800-621-FEMA. That's 1-800-621-3362.

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People who are 'significantly adversely affected' and are in 'close proximity' to the new line can apply.

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Conversely, nothing opens the door to arbitrary action so effectively as to allow those officials to pick and choose only a few to whom they will apply legislation and thus to escape the political retribution that might be visited upon them if larger numbers were affected.

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The Medicare tax will apply as enacted and should not be affected by whether the 15% dividend rate is extended or increased up to 39.6%.

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