"In my last visit, I was able to receive fax and newspaper clippings from South Korea in my hotel, " he says.

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That removes the need for people to have to receive a fax. sign and fax a document.

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If you receive a phone call, fax or letter in the mail from an individual claiming to be from the IRS but you suspect they are not an IRS employee, contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to determine if the IRS has a legitimate need to contact you.

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She had sent a fax to the Border Agency outlining the situation, but did not receive a reply.

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Users can either receive all reports or an alert -- by E-mail or fax or pager -- only when there's an unexpected result.

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Ms. ARNWINE: Yes, and I think it's critical that people, if they're in Houston, Atlanta, Massachusetts, Chicago, Seattle--that they're all aware that they can vote from where they're living right now, that they do not have to come to New Orleans, that they actually can call and receive an--request an absentee ballot by phone, that they can fax the request for that absentee ballot, that that absentee ballot can be faxed to them.

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