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Households to cut Christmas gifts spending: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. households could cut spending on Christmas gifts by about 11.3 percent this year, the Conference Board said on Friday, as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression erodes consumer wealth. us.rd.yahoo.com
Michael Jackson's assistant: Sheik gave him gifts (AP via Yahoo! News) Michael Jackson's former personal assistant told a British court Friday that a Bahraini sheik who is now suing the singer was a generous friend, eager to give Jackson money and other gifts. us.rd.yahoo.com
Holiday Gifts to Employees May Be Followed by Tax Man (Law.com) There's no rule that says law firms have to buy year-end or holiday gifts for employees, but they certainly are appreciated. Be careful, though, because there can be unintended tax consequences to your employees and the firm as a result of your generosity. Attorney Kelly Phillips Erb discusses what qualifies as taxable gifts that firms will have to report, and also discusses some gifts and perks ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Regulators fired, disciplined over gifts from oil firms (Detroit Free Press) WASHINGTON — Two Interior Department has taken disciplinary action against more than a half dozen workers in a scandal over the acceptance of meals, junkets, gifts and, in some cases, illicit sex and drugs from the oil companies that they regulated. us.rd.yahoo.com
Regulators fired, disciplined over gifts from oil firms (Miami Herald) Two employees of the Interior Department have been fired and eight others disciplined in a scandal over the acceptance of meals, junkets, gifts and, in some cases, illicit sex and drugs from the oil companies that they regulated, a knowledgeable person said Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lighthouse Youth Services In Need Of Gifts (WCPO Cincinnati) Lighthouse Youth Services needs your help to provide gifts to children in need this holiday season. us.rd.yahoo.com
Former Congress aide pleads guilty to hiding gifts (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A former legislative aide to two Missouri Republicans, Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. us.rd.yahoo.com
Regulators fired, disciplined over gifts from oil firms (Lexington Herald-Leader) Two employees of the Interior Department have been fired and eight others disciplined in a scandal over the acceptance of meals, junkets, gifts and, in some cases, illicit sex and drugs from the oil companies that they regulated, a knowledgeable person said Friday. Randall Luthi, the director of the department's Minerals Management Service, announced Friday that he had meted out discipline ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Operation Santa Claus Provides Gifts For Children In Need (WMUR New Hampshire) State employees are looking for help gathering gifts for children in need. us.rd.yahoo.com
Workers who partied with or took gifts from oil companies are fired, suspended and demoted (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - The Interior Department has taken disciplinary action against more than a half dozen workers who accepted lavish gifts, partied and in some cased engaged in sex with employees from the energy companies they regulated. us.rd.yahoo.com
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