Shareholders, who will have had no say in the matter, will also be damaged, not to mention creditors, suppliers, business partners and even some regular customers.

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But I should mention that some states and localities say they do not perceive any great risk to them, and they do not plan any additional security steps despite the step-up in the threat alert level.

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This includes the bizarre mailings you get from your health plan that say "this is not a bill" and you just throw them away, not to mention all the unnecessary telephone calls and faxes your doctors and hospitals need to make to get paid.

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