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• Berkshire to Pay $4.5B for Marmon Stake
  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to Pay $4.5B for 60 Percent Stake in Marmon Holdings
• Target Says Dec. Sales May Decline
  No. 2 Retailer Target Says Dec. Sales May Decline; Total Holiday Sales Show Modest Increase
• No End in Sight for Soaring Art Market
  Despite Turmoil in Financial Markets, No Signs That Booming Art Market Is Softening
• Plan Would Let Seniors Work to Pay Taxes
  NY Town Wants to Start Program to Let Senior Citizens Work Off Property Taxes, for $7 an Hour
• Column: Credit Crunch Dims '2008 Outlook
  ALL BUSINESS: Credit Crunch Headlines in 2007; Newsmakers' Views in Their Own Words
• Reviewed: Capital One® Standard Platinum
  Updated credit card reviews - Capital One® Standard Platinum. Best Feature: No annual fee.
• Reviewed: Bank of America Platinum Plus Visa Card
  Updated credit card reviews - Bank of America Platinum Plus Visa Card. Best Feature: 0% introductory rate; no annual fee; common platinum benefits.
• Reviewed: Hilton HHonors Platinum Card from American Express
  Updated credit card reviews - Hilton HHonors Platinum Card from American Express. Best Feature: Three points for general purchases; additional hotel benefits and services for cardholders; no annual fee; bonus points.
• Reviewed: PetRewards Platinum Plus Visa Credit Card
  Updated credit card reviews - PetRewards Platinum Plus Visa Credit Card. Best Feature: Double points on qualifying purchases; bonus points; no annual fee; 0% introductory rate.
• Reviewed: Business Green Rewards Card
  Updated credit card reviews - Business Green Rewards Card. Best Feature: Access to Membership Rewards® program; special discounts at participating merchants; bonus points.
• taxes: Offset Education Costs
  Education tax credits can help offset the costs of higher education for yourself or a dependent.
• taxes: Claiming The Credit For The Elderly Or The Disabled
  You may be able to take the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled if you were age 65 or older at the end of 2006.
• crime: 2007 Dirty Dozen of Tax Scams
  The Internal Revenue Service today identified 12 of the most blatant scams affecting American taxpayers.
• taxes: IRS Has $2.2 Billion For People Who Have Not Filed A 2003 Tax Return
  Unclaimed refunds totaling more than $2.2 billion are awaiting about 1.8 million people.
• taxes: IRS Revises Offer In Compromise Application Form
  The newly revised taxpayer application for an offer in compromise, the Form 656 package, is now available.