Some 500 members who take their hives across the border in early summer to Kyrgyzstan's cooler mountains had been learning the letter of the law to counter the border guards' demands for bribes.

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"The refund will be available either through a transfer into your bank account, or to you personally at the counter of the post office, " the letter said, according to Reuters.

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Starting Jan. 1, you can no longer use your FSA dollars to buy over-the-counter drugs, unless you have a prescription or letter of medical necessity from a doctor.

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Reid and 46 of his Senate Democratic colleagues sent the president a letter Sunday demanding that he refocus the nation's counter-terrorism strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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To get reimbursed for over-the-counter medications, such as pain relievers and cough syrup, you'll need a prescription or letter from your doctor.

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In a draft letter, to congressional leaders, the Treasury said that "all (over-the-counter) derivatives dealers and all other firms whose activities in those markets create large exposures to counterparties should be subject to a robust regime of prudential supervision and regulation".

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