Today, 28 April 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY Tuesday April 28, 2009 I www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      in the news
      244 1 2 The Inter-Ministerial Committee for Sustainable Development makes a 'long-term commitment'to sustainable development. 6 A lower-level Golkar party meeting has revised a previous decision to name Jusuf Kalla as presidential candidate. 8 Wife-slasher's jail term cut as Chief Justice notes Verba abuse can sometimes be more enraging
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      Lock icon Singapore takes action
      785 1  -  LINYANQIN NEOCHAICHIN SWINE FLU ALERT yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg HE SHOULD have been in the United States by now, taking part in a robotics competition. But Jamin Huang, 15, did not catch his flight last night. With the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the US, at least two
      NEOCHAICHIN; DON WONG  -  785 words
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      Lock icon WHO raises flu alert level
      610 1 AFP GENEVA The World Health Organisation yesterday raised its flu pandemic alert level from three to four, signalling a "significant increase in risk of a pandemic". Dr Keiji Fukuda, a senior WHO official, told journalists that while the hike is a "significant step towards pandemic
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      28 1 INVESTORS REACT MARKETS CATCH A COLD 3 MINISTRY OF HEALTH DOCTORS, HOSPITALS READY4 WHO SAYS ASIA IS BETTER PREPARED 15 ANTI-FLU STOCKPILES ENOUGH FOR5 MILLION 15 TIMEFORCAUTION vNOKISSINGORHUGGING'i5
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      Lock icon A long-term commitment
      784 2  -  ZULOTHMAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Committee makes its recommendations in the face of a downturn zul@mediacorp.com. sg YOU could soon be living an ecofriendly lifestyle your home could be a flat in any of the 30 housing estates to be powered by solar energy. And you would have more
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      Lock icon Markets catch a cold
      361 3 SWINE FLU Investors fear outbreak will hit travel like Sars epidemic did AIRLINE and travel stocks nosedived yesterday as investors were gripped by fears that the deadly swine flu outbreak will spark a travel slump reminiscent of the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) epidemic. The
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      ALERT CODES
      182 4 At press time, Singapore was at Alert Green. GREEN Isolated cases of animal-to-human transmission; threat of human-to-human infection low. Close contacts of cases are placed under phone surveillance, flu-like symptoms watched; personal protective equipment used when looking after suspect cases. YELLOW Inefficient human-to-human transmissions of flu caused by
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      GPs, hospitals ready
      333 4  -  NEOCHAICHIN SWINE FLU ALERT chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg FOR general practitioners, news of the swine flu has brought back Sars-days memories of temperature checks and segregating patients but family doctors are not rolling out such measures yet. Doctors, who got a Ministry of Health (MOH) circular on Saturday, told Today
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      Lock icon JEWEL RIDES
      111 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore's famed cable cars will stop moving for a $36-million overhaul later this year. Mount Faber Leisure Group is investing in a new system with 67 new cable car cabins and a Swarovskiencrusted VIP cabin. The new 'jewel rides' will start in the third quarter of
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      What's in store for Kalla?
      406 6 INDONESIAN POLITICS Lower-level party meeting revises decision to name VP as presidential hopeful JAKARTA With two weeks to go before Indonesian political parties have to register their presidential candidates, a Golkar official said a group of party leaders have revised a previous decision to nominate
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      Lock icon Tail term cut for wife-slasher
      449 8  -  TEOXUANWEI IN COURT CJ says crime sparked off by sudden provocation, man also spared cane xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg BY ALL accounts, it was a "frenzied attack" Russell Tan Rui Leen (picture) repeatedly stabbed and slashed his wife, and even attempted to saw off her head. But Chief
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      Two plead guilty to robbing Bangladeshi
      246 8  -  TEOXUANWEI OUT of money to buy more liquor, two Sarawakian cleaners turned to robbery. From their target, a 24-year-old Bangladeshi marine worker, they got six cans of beer and $12 each. But the duo, along with another Malaysian only known as Ah Choi, also
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      Lock icon A stern warning for mob
      386 10  -  LINYANQIN TEOXUANWEI SCUFFLE AT MOM Unhappy workers who turn rowdy cautioned CROWDS of unpaid, unhappy foreign workers seeking help have become a common sight at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Building in recent months. But a mob of workers from China who turned rowdy yesterday
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        ERP RATES CUT FOR PIE SLIP ROAD INTO CTE
        100 12 Good news for motorists who use the Pan-Island Expressway slip road into the Central Expressway. From next Monday, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at the gantry on the slip road will fall by 50 cents between Bam and 8.30 am to
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        Lock icon NTUC FAIRPRICE DONATES $3.18M TO FUND
        82 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The NTUC Fair Price Foundation is donating another $3.18 million to the Labour Movement's U Care fund. The fund, launched in March, aims to help low-wage workers, including those retrenched, ride out the recession. In total, the foundation has given $5.25 million
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      3rd ex-Citibank employee fined
      248 12  -  TEOXUANWEI COMPUTER MISUSE ACT Former relationship manager sentenced on 20 charges xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg FORMER Citibank relationship manager Esther Lim Siew May was yesterday fined $160,000 for illegally taking clients' information from the bank's database before leaving to join rival ÜBS. The 32-year-old was sentenced on 20 charges
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      JBJ's son heads Reform Party
      211 12 MR KENNETH Jeyaretnam, 50, the elder son of the late Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, has been appointed the secretary-gen-eral of the Reform Party that his father set up last June. Mr Jeyaretnam, who joined the party last month, said after the meeting of the party's Central
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      Lock icon Penanti vote is on
      376 14 AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS PUTRAJAYA Malaysia will hold its sixth by-election since the March general election last year, for the Penanti state seat in Penang on May 31. But ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) has yet to decide whether it will contest the poll. The Election Commission
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      Lock icon PKR reshuffle boosts Anwar's grip
      274 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER r MJI §r KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim made sweeping changes to his Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) yesterday, as he appeared to take firm control of the troubled political party, while pushing Wan Azizah Ismail, his wife and party president,
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      Lock icon Asia is better prepared: WHO
      480 15 AGENCIES SWINE FLU Experience with bird flu and Sars ensures Asia remains vigilant HONG KONG Asia is better equipped to deal with an outbreak of swine flu because of its experience with bird flu and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars), experts say, with Hong Kong
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      Lock icon 'WHO can treat 5 million'
      112 15 AP SWISS drug company Roche Holding AG said yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) has enough of the antiflu treatment Tamiflu stockpiled to treat up to 5 million people who come down with the new strain of swine flu that broke out in Mexico. The
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      Lock icon Philippines warning on hugs, kisses
      112 15 AFP The Philippine health authorities yesterday urged people to avoid hugging and kissing in public over worries about a possible global pandemic of the deadly swine flu virus. Mr Eric Tayag, the head of the Philippine health department's national epidemiology centre, said it was increasing
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      Lock icon No more use of heavy weapons
      445 17 AFP SRI LANKAN CONFLICT COLOMBO Sri Lanka announced yesterday it was halting the use of heavy weapons and air strikes to spare civilian lives in its battle against the Tamil Tigers. The rebels, however, immediately accused the government of trying to deflect international pressure,
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      Lock icon Near diarrhoea epidemic due to Dhaka heatwave
      165 17 AFP DHAKA Cases of diarrhoea in Dhaka are reaching epidemic levels, a health expert warned yesterday, as the Bangladeshi capital faced record temperatures, a severe water shortage and power cuts. Dr Azharul Islam Khan of Bangladesh's biggest diarrhoea hospital said the clinic was
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      Lock icon Taliban calls off talks with govt
      453 19 AGENCIES TERROR IN PAKISTAN Further cracks in peace deal after latest operation against militants PESHAWAR (Pakistan) The Pakistan Taliban has suspended talks with the government, a negotiator said yesterday, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the north-west of the country. The announcement
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        Lock icon OPPOSITION WINS KEY LOCAL ELECTION
        89 19 AFP Japan Japan's main opposition party on Sunday secured a landslide victory in a key mayoral poll in the central industrial city of Nagoya, handing it a much-needed boost ahead of national elections later this year. Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ)Takashi Kawamura, 60, won with
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        Lock icon 'YES'TO CONTROVERSIAL MINE PROJECT
        77 19 AFP Vietnam Vietnam's most powerful ruling body has endorsed a project to tap the country's abundant bauxite reserves, but said it must be carried out with respect for the environment and local residents. Critics have warned that the environmental and social damage would far outweigh any
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      Lock icon S Korean police foil Internet group suicide bid
      173 20 .AFP SEOUL South Korean police said yesterday they have foiled an Internet-based group suicide attempt, as media reports warned that the practice is spreading across the country. Five people who had agreed online to kill themselves were stopped by police at a
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      Lock icon 'We've made history'
      230 20 AFP Correa claims Overwhelming' re-election win QUITO Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa celebrated victory yesterday after exit polls showed voters had handed him a second term in office. A partial official tally put him ahead with 49 per cent of the ballot, with his main opponent, nationalist
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda threatens to kill UK hostage, says Islamist website watchdog
      239 21 .AFP DUBAI Al Qaeda's North African branch has threatened to execute a captive Briton if the British government does not release a Muslim cleric within 20 days. The threat to kill the Briton came in a statement by Al
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      Lock icon Recognising Israel's existence
      364 21 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH IRAN'S PRESIDENT He vis fine with a two-state solution' IRAN'S President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (picture) has recognised Israel's right to exist for the first time, saying it would be "fine with us" if the Palestinians reached a two-state solution. Asked if he would support an agreement between
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      Lock icon All at SEA
      556 23 THE NEW YORKTIMES CLIMATE CHANGE South-east Asian countries could see rising sea levels, warmer weather, saysADß WITH diminished rice harvests, sea water seeping into aquifers and islands vanishing into rising oceans, South-east Asia will be among the regions worst affected by global warming, according to a report
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      Lock icon Salesman of the Year
      221 24 AFP US FIREARMS INDUSTRY Gun sales surge over Obama and recession fears EL CAJON The rest of the United States economy may be in the grip of a crippling recession but in the booming firearms industry, President Barack Obama is being toasted as unofficial Salesman of
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CHINATOTRY 18 FOR LANDSLIDE THAT KILLED 277
        112 25 AP China said yesterday it would prosecute 18 officials for corruption and negligence for their roles in a landslide of mud and mining waste that swept through a village last year and killed at least 277 people. In a latest case, state media
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        Lock icon US JOURNALIST JAILED IN IRAN'VERY WEAK'
        136 25 AP AmericanjournalistßoxanaSaberi is vowing to remain on a hunger strike until she is freed from jail in Iran, even though she is "very weak". Her parents said she "can hardly stand up" and was "only drinking sweetened water to remain alive". Her father Reza
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      Lock icon Saudi women gyms face ban
      366 25 GUARDIAN THE CLUB LICENSING LONDON Private sports clubs and gyms for women may be closed down because the Saudi government may only license the clubs for men only. But news of the likely shutdown of dozens of female-only gyms came as a government official suggested
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      Mr 'Postman', address the mess
      115 26  -  Chua KimChoo Letter from LIKE many HDB residents, my tolerance level is being tested by the amount of junk mail inserted between the grilles of our front gates. These sometimes get strewn along the corridors, creating a mess. Contributing to the mess are the locksmiths.
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      Lock icon WOMAN IN PURSUIT OF THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR
      992 26  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEE voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg Money money money, says writer Norma is needed for women to vlive WHEN her husband whom she had divorced died in an accident, it was left to Norma Sit (picture), his only living relative in Singapore,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      236 27  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY FLATTERY V PRAISE It's a good thing to praise children for the praiseworthy things they do. But is there a limit to the compliments we offer them? Praise is essential to a child's self-esteem and children who grow up without it typically wither
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      650 32  - Stars light and bright MAY SEAH STAR AWARDS 2009 Chen Hanwei is psychic, Joanne Peh is shocked, Dai Yang Tian likes comfy pants may@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN though daring outfits a la Ann Kok were not to be seen, and the biggest surprise of the night was perhaps Henry Thia getting into
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      632 34  -  EVELINE GAN SLEEP DEPRIVATION Shaking limbs at night can be a neurological movement disorder eveline@mediacorp.com.sg FOR over a year, Mdm Josephine Tan (not her real name) could not get a good night's sleep because strange, prickling sensations in her legs would invariably lead to them
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      318 35 m When my husband comes back from work, he carries and cuddles our baby. I'm concerned that the bacteria on his body will be transferred to our baby. He says it's fine because he isn't sick and, therefore, the bacteria on him is
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      259 36 THENEWYORKTIMES WOMEN have a better sense of smell than men, at least when it comes to detecting underarm odour. Researchers collected underarm secretions from 59 volunteers 23 men and 36 women and pooled them in two batches, male and female. A different group of 20 men
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      317 39 AP AFTERNOON LATEST ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Newcastle o Portsmouth o LONDON Newcastle slipped a step closer to relegation from the Premier League with a 0-0 draw against visiting Portsmouth yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Newcastle fielded Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins in a three-man
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      396 39  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SPORTS COMMENT shamir@mediacorp.com. sg TIPPED to struggle in their debut season in the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009, Brunei's DPMM FC sit pretty at the top of the table after almost a third of the 2009 campaign, one point ahead of SAFFC
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      92 39 'AFP MANCHESTER Manchester United have confirmed that they will play against the Chinese Super League outfit Hangzhou Greentown on the final leg of their preseason Asian tour in July. The Reds will play a friendly against the Zhejiang province team on July 26,
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      548 40  -  LOW LIN FHOONG TODAY EXCLUSIVE Sheik Alau'ddin on leave as SSC sort out fiscal matters linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg EARLIER this month, the Singapore Silat Federation's (SSF) funding for this financial year was withheld after the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) revealed the association had to sort out some
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      350 40  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S newly-appointed national wrestling coach Sergei Beloglazov knows what it takes to win. The Russian won the men's freestyle gold in the bantamweight division at the 1980 and 1988 Olympic Games. As a coach, he has worked in Japan and the
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      497 41  -  LAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE FOOTBALL After taking Thai league by storm, Bangkok Glass are out to blitz Woodlands RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2009 Woodlands Wellington v Bangkok Glass Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm ian@mediacorp.com.sg WOODLANDS Wellington could have their hands full tonight when they take on Bangkok Glass FC
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      404 44 AP US CAR-MAKER DETROIT General Motors will cut 21,000 factory jobs in the United States by next year, phase out its Pontiac brand and ask the government to take stock in exchange for half its government debt as part of a major restructuring effort
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        89 44 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong's government raised the maximum amount insured under its bank deposit guarantee programme five-fold to HKssOO,ooo ($96,500), seeking to bolster confidence in its banking system as the economy weakens. The Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board, which announced the change yesterday, previously covered deposits up
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        116 44 BLOOMBERG Japan's government yesterday said the economy would shrink a record 3.3 per cent this fiscal year, as exports and corporate spending tumble at an unprecedented pace. The Cabinet Office cut the forecast for the year started April from a January prediction for zero
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        114 44 BLOOMBERG NEC Electronics and RenesasTechnology yesterday agreed to merge in a deal that may create the world's third-largest chipmaker. The merger is scheduled to be completed by April next year, the firms said, without giving details of the deal. Renesas is the Tokyo-based venture between
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      82 45  -  ESTHER FUNG Cheung Kong Holdings, the property flagship of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing, is shopping for investment opportunities in Singapore's mass and high-end residential markets, executive director Justin Chiu told reporters yesterday. Mr Chiu said the firm was "looking at locations in
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      55 45 Singapore-listed Sino-Environment Technology yesterday said executive chairman Sun Jiangrong's stake fell to 6.23 per cent from 31.23 per cent after a creditor force-sold more shares. The change in controlling investor could cause bondholders to exercise their right to convert and/or redeem the outstanding $149
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          86 46 Dow retreats US stocks retreated as concern the swine flu outbreak will hurt travel, energy and hotel companies overshadowed gains in healthcare shares and the plan announced by General Motors to cut liabilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 51.29 points to 8,025.00, the Standard Poor's 500 index
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          58 46 Crude down US$1.41 Oil prices fell sharply on fears that an escalating swine flu crisis could further dampen economic activity and impact energy demand. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June, slumped US$1.41 to close at US$50.14 a barrel. At one point the
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          74 46 Higher close European stocks rose for a second day, led by drugmakers as speculation that a swine influenza outbreak will boost sales of flu treatments overshadowed declines by travel companies. GlaxoSmithKline and Roche shares advanced, while Air France-KLM shares fell. In Britain, the FTSE 100 closed 11.02 points
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        378 46 AGENCIES IN A bittersweet announcement yesterday, Malaysia said it would raise foreign ownership limits at non-commercial banks and let in more overseas lenders for the first time in more than a decade but fell short of increasing foreign ownership of commercial banks. Overseas
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        401 46  -  KELVIN CHOW COPING WITH THE CREDIT CRUNCH SBS Transit and Vicom scrap mandate to issue shares while freezing salaries, cutting bonuses kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg AMID a credit crunch where companies are seeking fresh funds via ways like rights issues, two listed companies have taken the less trodden
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        335 46 BLOOMBERG MIAMI BEACH (Florida) -The United States Internal Revenue Service has said that it is preparing to seek authority to issue "John Doe" summonses to identify American clients of offshore banks beyond UBS. Mr Dan Reeves, an IRS revenue agent in charge of
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