Mr. Finchem said he included Mr. Woods's tournament in the television package not to direct TV money to the golfer's activities but to make the overall package more valuable to networks.

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It would also have included direct debits in the package, allowing a company or utility in one euro country to draw funds directly from a customer's bank account in another.

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France's fishermen, another grumpy lot, came off best from his tax package, aided not by direct cuts in their fuel costs, but by a special reduction to the heavy social taxes they pay as employers.

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"It's a matter of access, not disclosure, " says Kenneth Phillips, founder of the Prospect Institute, which is trying to sell companies an employee benefits package in which employees would choose from direct plans only.

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Were you able to -- did you direct the authorities in the East Midlands to look for this package?

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The government may draft a package of policies to encourage large companies to engage in direct talks with the owners of foreign brands to benefit the public, Huang said.

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