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Want an app? There could be a tax for that
That download of an Angry Birds app, Katy Perry song, or "Captain America" movie could end up costing consumers more, thanks to a "digital products" tax proposal that's being pushed in Annapolis this year by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
The bill is part of a...Tags: Taxation, Martin O'Malley, Overstock.com Incorporated, Netflix Inc., Companies and Corporations
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Should you buy a computer on Monday or Friday?
Timing is everything if you're trying to get the best deal on a computer, airfares, cars and even stocks. Surveys indicate that there are days and times of the month when you are more likely to get a bargain. Online retailers, for instance, lower...Tags: Toyota, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Transportation
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Dixon probe begins
Sun reporterState prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Baltimore City Council's computer services contract, ordering city officials to turn over documents detailing how and why the city paid $600,000 to Council President Sheila Dixon's friend for six...Tags: Regional Authority, Ethics, Labor Legislation, Martin O'Malley, Sheila Dixon
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Dixon steered work to ex-aide
Sun reporterFor the past six years Baltimore City Council President Sheila Dixon has steered government work worth at least $600,000 to her former campaign chairman, most of the time without a written contract. Since becoming council president in December 1999,...Tags: Regional Authority, Ethics, Sheila Dixon, Martin O'Malley, Contracts
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Montana fans cry 'scalp'
Sun reportersFirst, Karen McVearry spent $30 to join the Hannah Montana fan club and buy presale concert tickets for her 9-year-old daughter Maddie. Too late - they had sold out. The 36-year-old Catonsville mom tried again the day the tickets went on sale to the...Tags: Justice System, The Rolling Stones (music group), Software Industry, San Francisco, DVDs and Movies
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Key evidence in Harris killing might be excluded
DNA evidence that gave Baltimore police a key break in the investigation of the killing of former City Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr. was obtained under questionable circumstances and might never be heard at the trial, according to court documents and...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Justice System, Lawyers, Criminals, Health and Safety at School
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Boy wonder
Special to SunSpotWhen he speaks to the crowd at the national millennium celebration or a California tech conference, 10-year-old David Dalrymple might need some help reaching the microphone but his words carry a lot of weight. Via e-mail, UMBC's youngest student...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Credit and Debt, Restaurants, Awards and Prizes, The New York Times
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Discounters big for school shopping
Special to SunSpotWesley Ross graduated in May from kindergarten at Julia Brown Montessori School in Columbia wearing the back-to-school clothes his mother purchased from Campus Outfitters. Far from the 6-year-old's mind at the time was how his mother's shopping...Tags: Back to School, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Bank of America Corp., Odenton, Columbus
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Pitching the quick fix
Sun StaffEarlier this year, two salespeople drove deep into the coal country of southern West Virginia on an improbable mission: selling expensive education software in one of the poorest corners of America. Logan County does not look like promising sales...Tags: Academic Progress, Contracts, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Companies and Corporations, Software Industry
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Law, software fuel new 'digital divide'
Sun StaffCAMDEN, N.J. -- When it comes to the teachers in their classrooms, the students in this impoverished city have to settle for less than the best. A lot less. Barely more than half of Camden's math and reading teachers are considered "highly qualified"...Tags: Academic Progress, Personal Income, Companies and Corporations, Gaming Industry, Family
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The SEC wades into AOL
Los Angeles TimesHere are several milestones in the Securities and Exchange Commission's yearlong investigation of the media giant: - July 24, 2002: AOL Time Warner Inc. discloses that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating possible improper...Tags: Time Warner Inc., Software, Securities, Los Angeles Times, AOL LLC
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