President Thein Sein, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the speaker of parliament's lower house on Sunday issued a joint declaration in the face of the deadly communal violence.

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Then a 430-page report issued last week by the staff of Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation provides an early warning of tax hikes you might face.

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In addition to the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees, where the semi-annual remarks are delivered, Fed chairmen often face the Joint Economic Committee and the budget panels of both chambers.

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The joint radio too was scaled back in the face of execution problems and cost growth.

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Muslims in Detroit, thanks to strong institutions and numbers, feel better than elsewhere in America, though they still face prejudice, say Ms Howell and Amaney Jamal of Princeton University in a joint study.

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To bring in a fresh face (and an American accent), BP appointed Bob Dudley, a former head of its troubled Russian joint venture, to lead the campaign to tackle the spill.

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