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Wildfires Roast the West

BOISE, Idaho – A wildfire burning in northern Idaho (search) prompted the evacuation of about 100 homes, while power was severed to two communities, authorities said. Additional residents have been warned to be prepared to evacuate but so far no structures have been lost to the fire burning southeast of …

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Feds Accuse Chicago Man of Aiding Nazis

CHICAGO – An aging Chicago (search) carpenter should be stripped of his U.S. citizenship because he was a member of a police unit that helped the Nazis (search) round up Ukrainian Jews for forced labor and death camps during World War II (search), federal attorneys argue. “He acquiesced in conduct …

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Start Giving It Away Early

There are three basic things to remember when getting started with estate planning: The Estate-Tax Exemption For 2004 and 2005 you can leave bequests (gifts to other individuals upon your death) worth up to $1.5 million free of any federal estate tax. This is the so-called estate-tax exemption. If you’re …

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