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As April 17th approaches, it's easy to overlook new breaks and deductions to this year's tax code. But with the aid of new online platforms and software, money-saving deductions are just a few clicks away. From the "telephone excise tax refund" to deductions for college tuition, our panel of experts offer web-savvy takes on your tax questions.
Sandra Block, Personal Finance Columnist, USA Today
Bert DuMars, Director, Electronic Tax Administration, Internal Revenue Service
Donna LeValley, Tax attorney and Contributing Editor for "J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2007"
International pressure is once again focused on Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, after a crackdown by security forces resulted in the arrest and assault of prominent opposition leaders. We explore possible international implications, and get a firsthand account of the political crisis in Southern Africa.
Craig Timberg, Reporter, Washington Post Foreign Service
The Declaration of Independence announced America's coming out to the rest of the world. Its ideals for the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were the first of its kind, and other countries took note. Historian David Armitage traces how Vietnam to Southern Rhodesia to New Zealand modeled their declarations after the United States.
David Armitage, author of "The Declaration of Independence: A Global History (Harvard Univ. Press); and History Professor, Harvard University
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