The agency "is unable to continuously pursue each taxpayer with an outstanding tax liability, " Bodman said.

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In October of 2007 Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman released the regulations to enable this law.

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For instance, you can find a nice picture of Bodman at a Black History Month Celebration ceremony.

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"These draft designations set us on the path to modernize our constrained and congested electric power infrastructure, " says Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman.

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In many cases, Bodman said, a taxpayer works out an arrangement to pay back taxes but then doesn't comply, and the IRS doesn't follow up.

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Small wonder, then, that the feds aren't especially eager to publicize these data, which come from written answers to the Senate Finance Committee by now-Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman .

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In the past, gaming may have relied on ever-improving graphics and more and more intricate ways of shooting the enemy but in the future it might have to become more thoughtful, thinks Mr Bodman.

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Eric Burgeson, a former chief of staff to Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, says he believes the core issues of the bill are strong, but a controversial amendment such as Bingaman's 15% renewable standard could change the course of the debate.

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