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To: Canuck Dave who wrote (48624)4/15/2009 4:09:04 PM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 218910
 
failing to pay taxes on $5.5 million he earned from 1999-2004.
Driver Helio Castroneves faces extra legal challenge in tax case
Prosecutors allege that Indy champ Helio Castroneves failed to pay taxes on income from a Brazilian sponsor -- posing an additional challenge to his defense team.

Patriot.

In April 2008, Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. At the time of his sentencing, he owed $17 million in back taxes, penalties and interest.

Paid up? Snipes is free on bond while he appeals the conviction.



To: Canuck Dave who wrote (48624)4/15/2009 4:42:14 PM
From: TobagoJack1 Recommendation  Respond to of 218910
 
... and i am guessing that wastrels obama saw god and geithner got religion as they view matters from perch and delved into details in the muck, realizing that their political fate, thumbs up or down, is actually determined in beijing

bloomberg.com

Geithner Refrains From Labeling China a Currency Manipulator

By Michael McKee

April 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner refrained from labeling China as a currency manipulator, backtracking from an assertion he made during his confirmation hearings in January. ...



To: Canuck Dave who wrote (48624)4/16/2009 3:23:40 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 218910
 
Unions began to widen their efforts against imported steel after a train’s foreign freight for an oil pipeline project was spotted in Granite City, Ill.

ELMAT: This is the shape of thngs to come.

Populaces under pressure will vent anger against:

--Governmet high taxes
--Imported cheaper stuff
--Immigrants

nytimes.com