Q: Most taxpayers will get surprise tax cuts of between $ 4 and $ 11 a week from July 1 .

Australia 's 9 million income taxpayers received surprise tax cuts of between $ 3 and $ 11 a week from Treasurer Peter Costello last night .

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Q: The long-running newsmagazine Dateline NBC has been cut from three to two airings per week and is searching for a replacement for retiring co-anchor Jane Pauley .

The long-running newsmagazine Dateline NBC has been cut from three to two airings per week , losing its Tuesday berth .

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Q: The nine states are Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Maine , Nevada , Oregon and Washington .

So far , eight states have laws legalizing marijuana for patients with physician recommendations : Alaska , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Maine , Nevada , Oregon and Washington .

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no