The complex computer upgrade over the weekend marked the end of Continental as a brand, as now all flights operate under the United flight code and the loyalty programs have been combined under the United name MileagePlus.

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You can thank the region's passion for design, combined with an extremely helpful wrinkle in the Norwegian tax code.

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Often, tax shelters involve cobbling together parts of the tax code that were probably never meant to be combined.

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You can rationalize tax fudging just by taking a look at the 15, 100-page tax code (statute and regulations combined).

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"I wish I could travel for pleasure, " says the author of such scenic blockbusters as "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons, " in which secrets and suspense are combined with a guided tour of Italy and other stops in Western Europe.

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