But his riskiest feat may have been to give up a comfy life as a researcher in New Jersey a decade ago to set up a business in Seoul.

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Boehner has been under pressure from the White House, Democrats, the business community and some fellow Republicans to give up a staunch opposition to any increase in tax rates.

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Keep on going at zero income, try to get a business-blogging gig, or give up.

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Unlike many men, who prefer not to let their competitive edge be known, my experience tells me that most female entrepreneurs are willing to share their secrets to success in order to gain tips from other successful business people and even to help give a newbie a leg-up.

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Like many "cybersquatters" large and small, his aim now is to give away his day job and take up trading domain names as a business.

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It seems odd to pay a worker compensation because his firm has succumbed to competition from imports, but give him nothing if it has been put out of business by a company up the road, or failed to adapt to changes in technology or in customers' tastes.

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In Portugal, Aaron gave a speech, and a crowd of people came up to the stage afterward, wanting to talk and give him business cards.

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Even so, trying to rev up a sports game business would take time--and even that would give EA an extra advantage.

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But even if Snyder refuses to give up on his quest to slash business taxes, the ITEP analysis at least makes clear that he needs to find a better way of paying for those cuts.

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