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General Motors' $45 billion tax shelter and federal bailout policy

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Personal, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of nursing ethics

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Economic impacts of midterm elections on U.S. and global markets

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Attitudes toward aging and death in Japanese culture

We discuss the concept within a Japanese context. We start with a general view of the concept across the globe and then later on present our investigation and findings regarding the concept in the Japanese view.

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International trade's impact on U.S. economic performance and competitiveness

The intent of this analysis is to evaluate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy, specifically focusing on financial linkages, trade patterns and the use of the Gross Domestic product (GDP) as a measure of economic competitiveness and efficiency.

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