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First Tax Rebates Go Out Monday

Paulson happy to be ahead of schedule

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2008 2:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Treasury is putting its rebate money where its mouth is—ahead of schedule, Reuters reports, with the first wave of checks going out Monday. “We're a little bit ahead of schedule, so we will start right on Monday with direct deposits," Henry Paulson... Read full story »

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