Perhaps he is hoping for a hoe-down on the Texas-Arkansas state line, with Mr Friedman and Ho-Hum trying to persuade other indies to run next time.

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The resort is about 55 miles (88 km) southwest of Reno, Nevada, on the California-Nevada state line.

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Companies will be less inclined to make payoffs if their bottom line does not depend on state-mandated regulations, loans and projects.

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The New York proposal would see out-of-state commuters taxed on these profits instead at the higher ordinary income tax rates, in line with New York residents.

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Furthermore, the government has encouraged citizens to go on-line for education and business purposes, hoping that a well-educated and entrepreneurial population, under strict state supervision, will lead to greater regional and global influence, increased economic opportunities and foreign investment.

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To drive through it, he quickly forged a relationship with Mario Cuomo, who was then the state's Democratic governor, and took a non-partisan line on issues such as immigration and abortion.

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Gov. David Paterson, New York's first black lieutenant governor--who is also legally blind--is set to be sworn in as the state's 55th governor on Monday, and is in line to serve out the remainder of Spitzer's term, which runs until the end of December 2010.

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The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and straight-line winds on June 30, 2012.

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