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2010-04-15
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Each year, major corporations and individuals avoid as much as $100 billion a year nationally in federal taxes by “off-shoring” the money they make here in the U.S. or by setting up sham headquarters in tax haven countries. Taxpayers are left footing the bill. |
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2010-04-13
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The ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. This report rates the 50 States in how well they provide online access to government spending data. |
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2008-06-25
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In 21st century America, a college education is critical for individual success and the strength of our nation. Higher education is associated with better health, greater wealth and more vibrant civic participation, as well national economic competitiveness in today’s global environment. As the need for a college degree has grown, however, so has the cost of obtaining that education. The result is increased reliance on loans to pay for college. |
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2008-02-13
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In Colorado, staff at all five national
retailers we surveyed provided inaccurate or
misleading information about the digital
transition.
94% of sales staff provided inaccurate
information about converter boxes.
81% of sales staff provided inaccurate
information about the coupon program.
19% of sales staff provided inaccurate
information about the transition date.
1% of sales staff tried to up-sell us to more
expensive, unneeded products.
44% of the stores surveyed still had analog
TVs on their shelves.
86% of the stores with analog TVs had tags
that were mislabeled or hard to read. |
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2006-03-06
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By almost any measure, the cell phone industry is one of the real market-expansion success stories of the digital age. As of the end of 2004, there were 182 million wireless phones and related devices operating in the United States, up from 24 million in 1994. |
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2004-07-19
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Colorado, like all states, is plagued accounting problems that lead to inaccurate corporate audits, an upsurge in "earnings restatements," and a loss of investor confidence. |
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2004-01-29
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With student and faculty complaints about the price of college textbooks on the rise, the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) and the OSPIRG Foundation conducted a survey of the most widely assigned textbooks in the fall of 2003 at 10 public colleges and universities in California and Oregon. |
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