This cake memo is a great example of the morass that is involved in complying with a variety of sales taxes across the country and how governments do not seem very interested in making compliance easy for retailers.

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But in his memo, Mr. Cook admits this is a long shot, as is a challenge based on technicalities like the law's carve-out for police and fire fighters.

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This tale of woe is recounted in a "field service advice" memo written by the IRS' office of associate chief counsel in June.

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Memo to Ms. Whitman: THIS IS NOT A NEW PHENOMENON!

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What this memo shows is that Israel has little hope of seeing a change for the better in US policy in the near future and its best bet today is to play for time.

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But with a newly announced commitment to building its brand (a sentiment popular with Chinese OEMs as of late), this particular Memo is proof positive that ZTE's serious about raising its profile and consumer perception.

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Significantly enough, the very release of this memo remained a top story on Google News for a full day because its message is the one people want to hear.

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There is a memo of understanding, which General Allen signed and presided over, that is this product of a negotiation with the Afghan leadership that allows us to go forward with our plans for transitioning to Afghan security lead.

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This is -- the memo that was sent out today to U.S. attorneys simply adds guidelines to a decision that Attorney General Holder talked about in mid-March, and has been administration policy since the beginning of this administration in January.

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