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Cash-hungry states eye online retail for tax revenue
Web-savvy shoppers can often save big buying online instead of at the local mall. But a chunk of the savings comes at the expense of state and local governments, in the form of sales taxes that are never paid on many Web purchases.

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In California and elsewhere, efforts intensify to close online sales tax loophole
Shopping on the Web often means avoiding paying sales taxes. But the savings come at the expense of cash-starved state and local governments, and increasingly they’re fighting back.

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Netflix inks deal with Relativity to put new movies online
Netflix has inked a deal with Hollywood production house Relativity Media to put movies on Netflix’s instant-streaming service before they’re on pay-TV services such as HBO or Showtime.

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Netflix adds to online movies with Relativity deal
Netflix Inc. is adding to the group of movies that its subscribers can watch online or over Internet-connected devices at the same time as they would have appeared on premium pay TV channels such as HBO or Showtime. The deal announced Tuesday with film… Netflix – HBO – Showtime – Pay television – Relativity Media

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Online health insurance broker that once feared overhaul now sees new opportunities
Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: “EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul.

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