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  • January 9, 2011

    Stay Classy, AccuQuote and CNN

    In the wake of Saturday’s shooting in Arizona, leaving among the dead a federal judge and a 9-year-old, with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition…

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  • December 1, 2010

    Bring Out Your Dead Checkbook

    FTC Proposes New Guidelines for Collecting Debt from Dead People Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post (November 22, 2010) The Federal Trade Commission is seeking…

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  • April 27, 2010

    Man Dying of Cancer Sells Ad Space on Urn

    Springfield Man Selling Ad Space on His Urn Laura Rillos, KVAL News I have read many, many ridiculous death and dying stories over the years…

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  • February 18, 2010

    Dying by the Numbers in New York City

    In the City’s Vital Statistics, so Many Ways to Die by Accident Al Baker, New York Times (February 15, 2010) Summary of Vital Statistics 2008…

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  • February 6, 2010

    Death: a High-Risk Investment and High-Tax Evasion Tactic

    Grim Risks of Reaping Death’s Rewards Leslie Scism and Larry Light, Wall Street Journal (February 6, 2010) Slemrod Sees US Tax/Death Experiment Marc Abrahams, Improbable…

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  • October 8, 2009

    Death and the Economy: Unclaimed Bodies Fill the Detroit Morgue

    Detroit: Too broke to bury their dead Poppy Harlow, CNNMoney.com (October 1, 2009) This CNN story on Detroit is heartbreaking. The economic situation in Detroit…

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