Big risks, big rewards for those working in Iraq - 2004-04-03
As the Halliburton Co. employees' plane landed at Camp Anaconda, insurgents initiated a rocket attack on this U.S. military base.

Gerald Tiner, a 30-year-old truck driver from Palestine now working in Tikrit, just couldn't pass up a chance to pay off his mortgage within a year. "We'll be a lot better off financially," Tiner said. "I'll be 31 and have my house paid for."
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Should you rent or should you buy? - 2004-04-03
Rent a home or purchase one? There are advantages to each.

Homeowners can choose to paint their walls bright orange and no landlord can tell them no. They can take income tax deductions for the mortgage interest and property taxes they pay. And they might make a profit when they sell.
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