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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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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