Permanent TSB Records Loss Of A 270m
Permanent TSB bank made an operating loss of €270m last year, compared to a profit of €30m in 2008.

Grass Fire Leads To Dog Ring, Pot Garden, Suicide
White County authorities say a man apparently killed himself after firefighters battling a grass blaze stumbled across an illegal dog-fighting ring and investigators found an indoor marijuana-growing operation on property where he lived.

The Average Cost Of Home Fell By 1.5% In February
House prices fell for the first time in eight months during February as the market was hit by bad weather and the end of stamp duty holiday, figures have shown.

Market Defies Fear Of Real Estate Bubble In China
The spacious duplex comes with crocodile-skin bedposts, hand-carved bronze doors inlaid with Swarovski crystals - and a $45 million price tag.

Wash. Senate Leader Suggests Income Tax Referendum (AP Via Yahoo! Finance)
Washington state Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown wants voters to weigh in on the idea of an income tax on high earners.

Dastardly Drafts
Homeowner Karmen Hopkins listens as Andrea Ingalsbe explains the airflow gauge, the chief instrument in a blower door test that measures draft.

Survey: Washington Residents Support Income Tax (KING5 Seattle)
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, may have an easier time convincing voters to support an income tax than lawmakers.

War On Terror Affected Areas: FBR Waives Income Tax On Exports (Business Recorder)
KARACHI (March 07 2010): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has waived income tax leviable on exports originating from the areas affected by war against terrorism.

Fugitive Sex Offender Arrested In Pittsburgh
A Michigan man wanted for violating his parole on a 2003 teen-sex charge has been arrested in Pittsburgh where he used the alias 'Burgh Granite.' Police said 41-year-old Francis Modla apparently moved to the Pittsburgh area and changed his identity, using the 'Granite' alias and the name Damien O'Carroll while working as a home improvement ...

10-year Relief For Developers: Five-year Income Tax Holiday For Projects In SEZs (Business Recorder)
ISLAMABAD (March 07 2010): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced corporate income tax holiday, for a period of five years, for commercial projects in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Gardening A Balm For Troops Overseas
Gardening can be comforting -- even therapeutic -- for troops trying to shake the stresses of war.

Move's 4Q Loss Deepen Amid Real Estate Woes
Move Inc.'s fourth-quarter loss widened as the online real estate service's revenue drooped in a still-sluggish market for home buying and renting.

House Where 6 UT Presidents Lived Being Sold
The University of Tennessee has put the president's house on the market. It became a flashpoint after a former president spent $500,000 to renovate it and is a drain on the university, which is spending $180,000 annually to maintain the now-vacant house.

Pot-growing Operation Found Inside House; Man And Woman Arrested
FLAGSTAFF A man and a woman are in custody after sheriff's deputies busted a pot-growing operation inside a house.

Local Groups Offering Tax Help To Low-income Filers (Helena Independent Record)
Free tax information and preparation seminars will be availableon Saturdays through April 10 to help more low-income people earnthe refunds for which they qualify.

Kim Kardashian - Kim Kardashian Gets Nest With Bush
Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have splashed out $4.8 million on a five-bedroom Beverly Hills love-nest. Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush have bought a $4.8 million love-nest. The reality TV star and her American footballer boyfriend - who have put their respective homes on the market - have splashed out on a luxurious five-bedroom in Beverly Hills ...

Missouri Lawmakers Discuss Ditching State Income Tax (FOX 4 Kansas City)
Missouri voters could get a chance to get rid of the state's income tax, as lawmakers are debating a measure to replace the income tax with a much higher and broad-based state sales tax.

After A Little Arm Twisting, Newark Council OKs Income-tax Reallocation (This Week Licking County)
Newark City Council decided to move forward March 1 to reallocate a portion of the city's income-tax revenues to the general fund.

Dodd Hopes For Financial Reform Deal Within Days
Senator Christopher Dodd, chief negotiator for the Democrats in talks on a bipartisan financial reform bill in the Senate, Friday said lawmakers are "not there yet" on reaching an agreement but said he hopes one will be reached within days.

Cold Space Transformed Into Warm Place
Yolande and Huy have gone from one extreme to the other. 1 of 2 By turning up the heat -- artistically and literally -- this once cold and cavernous basement was turned into a warm, contemporary retreat that suits Yolande and Huy's new life and their old New York state of mind.