Implied throughout the article is that a man named Lawrence Yen, president of a Chinese furniture company, was the architect of some crafty plan to avoid U.S. duties.

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The government's plan to curb car use by raising fuel duties by at least 5% in real terms annually has been undermined by weak oil prices.

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"One of the most important duties of a CEO is to make sure that the succession plan is in place, really from Day One, " he says.

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For the relaxation-phobes among us, we spoke with experts on career, organization and stress-reduction to come up with a battle-plan to get both workplace and psyche ready to weather the extra holiday duties and vacation days ahead.

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" Without giving any of the plan's details, Frist said it would "protect the Constitution, validate our duties as Senators, and restore fairness to a process gone awry.

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Discussions are already taking place in the UK to test the waters of such a bundle package, but we don't realistically expect the business model here to change overnight -- but considering the duties the RIAA wants to toss on anything digital, we wonder just how attractive a new plan will be.

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