But as my colleague Ashlea Ebeling explains in a story here in Forbes about smart tax moves for the next two years, an immediate SUV write off is allowed again under a different, even more generous provision of the tax code, good through Dec. 31, 2011.

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Fiorina said HP, in keeping with its belief that there's enough room for everyone as the Internet develops, will release the source code for e-speak on Dec. 8 so that developers can begin writing applications that bring those services to users.

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Sponsored by Representatives Steve Largent (ROklahoma) and Bill Paxon (RNew York), the Tax Code Termination Act will scrap the entire federal income tax code (except for Medicare and Social Security) on Dec. 31, 2002.

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