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	<title><![CDATA[Ponzi-Scheme Losses: Tax Deductions]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/ponzischeme-losses-tax-de_n_225074.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>If you've been cheated in a Ponzi investment scheme a la Bernie Madoff, the IRS wants to cut you some slack. The feds will let you treat your loss as a tax-favored ordinary loss rather than a capital loss.</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-02T15:17:00-04:00</date_published>
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