FTC Says Nearly 10 Million Americans Victims of Identity Theft
Federal Trade Commission data show about 10 million people suffered identity theft last year, with losses of 53 billion dollars to businesses and consumers. The survey estimates 27.3 million victims over five years from unauthorized charges, bank withdrawals, or new credit in their names, while 161,815 complaints were filed in 2002. Authorities urge vigilance, credit checks, and stronger federal standards to curb this growing crime.
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Death penalty back on Supreme Court's agenda
The Supreme Court revisits capital punishment issues including juvenile executions, defense-lawyer quality, and whether juries or judges should sentence death. Recent rulings, retroactivity questions, and state cases frame a new round of high court decisions anticipated over the next nine months.
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IRS centers cited for giving wrong tax answers in 2002
Treasury investigators posing as taxpayers found 43 percent of questions answered wrongly or not at all at IRS information centers from July to December 2002. About 500000 taxpayers may have received incorrect information. Answer accuracy ranged by region with 57 percent correct, 45 percent fully correct, and 2 percent correct but incomplete.
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U S Will Miss Chemical Weapons Deadline
The United States will not meet its April 2004 deadline to destroy 45 percent of its chemical weapons stockpile and has requested a delay until December 2007. About 23 percent of the declared stockpile has been destroyed amid problems with high temperature incinerators.
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