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  • v  repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
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  • EU tax chief calls for wider bank data swap to fight tax dodging
    By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed to expand the kind of customer information that banks must surrender to authorities around the European Union, as political momentum grows to clamp down on tax dodging. Algirdas Semeta, the EU official in charge of tax policy, outlined proposals on Wednesday for banks to disclose account balances, dividends and capital gains ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • State police crack down on drag racing
    NEWBURY -- Motorists tempted to challenge other drivers to high-speed races across area highways will have more company this summer as state police officials say they will increase their patrols to clamp down hard on the potentially deadly activity.
    June 11, 2013 - The Daily News of Newburyport
  • Timeline: U.S.-Swiss tax dispute escalates over four years
    Switzerland's upper house of parliament votes on Wednesday on a bill that would let Swiss banks hand over information to help U.S. authorities clamp down on tax evasion. The government is trying to rush ...
    June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance

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