Even challenge inspections would be unable to address this problem, because there are no technical means to locate secret chemical installations.

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In February an outcry greeted news that Image Data, a small New Hampshire firm, had received finance and technical assistance from the American Secret Service to build a national database of photographs used on drivers' licences.

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You can thank Tax Analysts for breaking loose much of the otherwise secret IRS law, not only PLRs, but also Chief Counsel Advice, Technical Advice Memoranda, Field Service Advice, and many other IRS missives that shed light on what the IRS is doing and thinking.

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