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No more earned income tax credit, report recommends

Oklahoma's Task Force on Comprehensive Tax Reform was on a witch hunt in 2011. The committee was convened in an effort to streamline the state's budget and reduce the gaping deficit.

The task force met throughout 2011, ferreting out problems with Oklahoma's tax code, and released its final report with recommendations this week.

The task force recommends cutting broad-based tax breaks that help out Oklahoma's poorest families, while it recommends cutting the top income tax rate.

Oklahoma Policy Institute, a public policy think tank, released a statement lambasting the recommendations. "Doing away with broad-based tax benefits, such as the personal exemption, earned income tax credit, and sales tax relief credit, in exchange for a cut in the top income tax rate would reduce taxes for the wealthiest but actually increase taxes for a majority of Oklahomans," the statement reads. "This would hit hardest the poor and middle class families who are struggling most to make ends meet in a tough economy."

Contrary to expectations of decline in interest rates, well-known think tank Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) has a different forecast - the cost of borrowing may go up further.

"On balance, we would like to believe that market interest rates may increase further..." the IEG said in its monthly monitor of the economy.

The IEG said while drop in inflation would reduce the growth in demand for money softening pressure on the interest rates, the Indian corporates would turn more towards domestic sources of finance rather than borrowing abroad.

This is because India Inc has become wary of raising funds from foreign sources through external commercial borrowings in the wake of uncertainty over value of rupee against dollar.

"Corporates may not increase their borrowings from outside the country as the rupee is depreciating even though interest rates are low there, which may have hardening effect on the domestic interest rates.." the IEG said.

"Group-XP is a known Saudi hacking group that seeks to propagate Wahhabism,'' the strict form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia, said Gadi Aviran of Terrogence Ltd., an Israeli web intelligence company.

"The fact that the hackers offered the credit card details for free and admitted to using the cards in order to expand their activity and cause more damage to Israelis in the future shows that they were not motivated by criminal intent or greed,'' he said. "This event is less cyber warfare than cyber terrorism.''

Another cyber expert, Gadi Evron, told The Associated Press that it would be almost impossible to verify the attackers were Saudi.

Evron, who once oversaw security for the Israeli government Internet provider, said the attack was "nothing special'' technically and was mundane, given the millions of credit card numbers stolen online daily.

"Potentially, such attacks could be devastating,'' he said. "This is not one of them.''

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage service giant ResCap, which owes Ally Bank $1.2 billion by April, will not be hip-checked into bankruptcy, sources told the New York Post.

Sources said Ally will not force ResCap into court, as it would put Ally's own restructuring plans at risk, the newspaper said.

In addition, the government-sponsored mortgage brokers Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., known as Freddie Mac, and Federal National Mortgage Association, known as Fannie Mae, would have few options beside taking ResCap to court if it declared bankruptcy. The two mortgage giants have an escape clause that allows them to return assets to the underwriter if they are improperly written.

Instead of forcing ResCap into bankruptcy, Ally will need to put the mortgage unit on life support, investing in the business to keep it afloat.

Ally accepted $17 billion in bailout funds from the government, which means ResCap's survival could also determine the fate of the taxpayers' investment.

The pastor of a Federal Way church is slowly recovering from critical injuries he suffered after being pinned to a tree by a UPS truck.

Mark Haukaas is expected to survive following the accident, which took place about 7:45 p.m. Dec. 14 in the 36000 block of 1st Avenue South. The Federal Way resident was working part time as a UPS helper, delivering packages for the Christmas season. The UPS truck reportedly went over an embankment, ejecting Haukaas before pinning him against a tree for nearly 40 minutes. Rescue crews had to use the jaws of life. The truck's driver suffered minor injuries, according to a police report.

The Federal Way Police Department's major accident team responded to the incident and is conducting an investigation. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time.

Haukaas, 53, has been undergoing multiple surgeries at Harborview Medical Center. His injuries include two collapsed lungs, three broken ribs, multiple broken bones in his face, a fractured wrist and a cracked vertebrae in his neck, according to longtime friend Margaret Sackett.

"He is going to be OK. We think he's going to live, but he has a really long way to go," Sackett said, noting hopeful signs of recovery. "He recognizes when people are there he has been alert at times."

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The most-talked about new aspects of Diablo 3 is the dual-money auction house system. Gamers can use both in-game money and real-world cash to buy items in the third edition of the Sanctuary War against the Armies from Hell. Blizzard has chosen not to regulate the money system in the game and would not sell any of its own products through the game. The dual-money system would apply to the Diablo 3 gamers only.

Without any Blizzard control, the Diablo 3 economy is going to be extremely volatile with tremendous fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Blizzard has put in place elaborate security arrangements to ensure that gamers do not put their credit card and monetary-transaction details to risk.

A special tab titled the Blizzard Battle.net Balance would allow gamers to add real-world cash to their gaming account in Diablo 3. The Balance tab would work with popular international online money transaction services like PayPal, acceptance of credit cards, etc. Players can store their cash in the Auction House through the Balance tab.

However, the withdrawal of real-world money from Diablo 3 would work only in some regions where the local laws allow it. All online transactions for withdrawal of real-world money would also attract a small fee. Players can, of course, use the real-world cash to buy items in the game. So, even if the in- game gold is low, players can simply use credit cards and PayPal to stock up their arsenal.

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A jury duty excuse letter states that a person cannot attend jury duty due to extenuating circumstances and will not be present even though they were asked to go. This letter asks for exemption from it and explains why the situation in question requires special consideration. However, it is important to note that not every excuse will work. Many excuses are simply not seen as valid by the court system. Nevertheless, the letter should be right to the point.

1. The first step is to locate the phone number near the end of the jury duty summons letter, usually printed in bold. This phone number will provide the person in question with someone who can be talked to about it.

2. After calling the number, it is important to ask for the person in charge of jury duty scheduling. This person will be able to listen to the reason why someone cannot make it to it and determine whether or not that reason is valid. If the reason is valid, it is necessary to write a excuse letter. This letter needs to be mailed to the court and it needs to explain the situation in detail. The jury duty scheduler will provide the caller with a mailing address.

3. It is important to use standard business letter format. The opening paragraph should state the reason for writing the letter, which is to explain why the person in question will not be attending jury duty. The next paragraph should explain that reason in depth. It is important to always maintain a professional and courteous tone.

4. The closing of the letter should always offer apologies for not being able to attend. The letter should be signed by hand at the bottom. It should always be mailed by certified mail, which will ensure delivery.

The Aspiring Professional program encourages young career women to further develop their communication and public speaking skills, build self-esteem, and recognize their professional, personal, and political achievements. The program is based on the candidates' career achievements and ability to project an image that reflects the role of today's young work force in society.

Candidates are evaluated on five phases of competition: written biographical information, personal interview, group interaction, sincerity in helping others to achieve, and prepared speeches.

A student at Lincoln Memorial University, Herron is pursuing a medical career as a pediatrician. She holds an associate of arts and science degree from Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, and completed her bachelor's degree in pre-med, with a minor in chemistry in December from LMU. She plans to continue her education with a master's degree or attend medical school in the fall of 2012.

She is a member of the Middlesboro Business and Professional Women's Club, and has been employed at Wal-Mart for five years. Her community involvement includes teaching Sunday school, assisting with outdoor activities at her church, and with community dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Herron also is a member of the Wal-Mart Relay for Life team.

To compete at the state level, Herron first had to compete at the local and regional levels.