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The department of energy spent nearly $3.5 million for just ten executives for an environmental cleanup contract in 2011. two of those workers were paid $82 -- paid 82% and 74% above average. heather? >> two weeks until the filing deadline, you may find yourself like a lot of us, rushing to get your taxes done but you want to be careful because minor mistakes could cost you a lot of money. personal finance expert vera givens is here to explain how to avoid getting an audit. what is the top mistake people make? >> fuzzy math. people are moving stuff around from one decimal to the next. year in ...

Triple check. >> including the decimal point. >> three million math errors last year according to the i.r.s. and that can trigger an audit. you want to be careful about that. >> be careful about underreporting. it's easy if you get a w-2. >> a lot of people are coming from 1099's, all different places. you've got to declare every penny you made, even if the project was small. it gets confusing keeping your forms together. every penny you have to prepare because the i.r.s. is crosschecking. if you're underreporting your income you're setting yourself up for potential trouble. >> you have an eld...

Hour. markets poised to open slightly higher, after a new report shows the economy grew .4% in the last quarter 2012. the irs says more taxpayers getting right. submitting tax returns with fewer math errors. new information from the irs shows half as many returns last year had errors compared to those filed in 2010. the tax agency contributes this to an increase in electronic filing. madagascar has been hit by a plague of locusts. look at that. the worse it's been there since the 1950s. look at that. wow. the insects have infested about half the island. the united nations said billions of ...

navy fighter jet in virginia. the good news today is that every single person is accounted for. moments ago the navy called this a miracle. when you look at the damage done after the f-18 hornist slammed into an apartment complex in virginia beach and burst into flames, you can see why the word miracle is being used. so much damage. it took until today for rescue crews to vouch for everyone on the ground. crews had to go door to door. >> yes. >> okay. >> police. anyone in here, get out! >> let's bring in cnn sandra endo in virginia beach. you just came from that news briefing, the of...

rising gas prices and the topic of war get president barack obama talking tough. >> iran's leaders should understand i do not have a policy of containment. i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> and your personal finances, if you write off business dinners on your taxes, might it increase your chance of an audit? eight audit tips to avoid here in the cnn newsroom. a busy painful day of cleanup as survivors of a deadly storm system battle grief and immense piles of rubble. some are seeing their devastated towns for the first time. others are still being ...