The proposed FAA rules would require them for air ambulances but not for all other types of flights.

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And it will lay down a strategy for tackling all other types of homelessness as well.

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For other types of funds, the ratings system uses a blend of all up months since June 1999 to get a bull market rating, and a blend of all down months for the down market grade.

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In other words all types of insider and corporate buying of their own shares and others for cash is down about 50% from the average monthly rate for all of 2011.

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Although taxes for investment properties have been traditionally softer than for other types of investing, second homes seem to be a gray spot for the IRS. All rental losses are passive losses or hobby losses, and these can only be used against--written-off against--income from other passive activities like other rentals, a private partnership you don't help operate or an S-corporation.

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Amid all this uncertainty, one thing is clear: the outcome of this struggle will set an example for other types of intellectual property.

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