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<title>Is bailout of pensions possible.</title>
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<title>Statehouse Beat: Deductions for state vehicles (conclusion)</title>
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<title>Watching Manchin unravel, part II . . .</title>
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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:45:00 -0400
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<title>Workers dont like fat tax proposal </title>
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