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Letter to th Editor: ‘Real’ shutdown?

  • Dean McAllister
  • Updated

To the editor: Was there a real shutdown? Does a shutdown still have an income? On Oct. 15, during a government shutdown using a government website, I paid $4,900 in federal payroll taxes. I believe it can be documented that there was no shutdown on receiving money from employers.

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Government sues Standard & Poor’s

  • CHRISTINA REXRODE and DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writers
  • Updated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government accused Standard & Poor’s of inflating ratings on mortgage investments to boost its bottom line, taking aim at a key player in the run-up to the financial crisis.