State regulators have never been to happy about the prospect of ceding their authority to site power lines to federal officials, but they have learned to live with the guidelines set forth in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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The nominal rates posted on the federal return are going down, but Congress is ceding less of the revenue to the states by reducing the credit that the executor can claim for state taxes paid.

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Eni now not only faces the prospect of ceding part of its 18.5% stake in the project to the Kazakh government, through the state-controlled Kazmunaigaz, there's the chance of a breakdown in relations with its fellow group members and the loss of its coveted position as operational leader.

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