Your credit card charges, telephone calls and where you keep your underwear could all be scrutinized and might become a matter of public record.

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And since entrepreneurship plays a big part in creating jobs, especially in the phase when young businesses expand rapidly, government should do all it can to encourage more of it though in view of its poor track record in this area, that should be mainly a matter of supporting (rather than obstructing) private-sector-led initiatives.

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However, when that information is converted to another form such as a tax lien or a criminal charge, it becomes a matter of public record and the criteria for disclosure may be very different.

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Tuesday's rematch of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is likely to be their first of two in which the incumbent's record as Commander-in-Chief is going to be a matter of direct debate.

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