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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 30 to 50% the rate of the special depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for certain business equipment and assets placed in service in 2008; and (2) allow a corporation to elect to increase its alternative minimum tax credit by its bonus depreciation amount in lieu of applying such allowance.</p>]]></text>
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