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His reputation became damaged when it emerged that Halliburton had won the contract to restore Iraq's oil industry, and that he was to receive $500,000 in deferred compensation from the company.

The Portland, Ore., mother of four U.S. citizen children had been given deferred status allowing her to reside in the U.S. after a man pulled a gun and threatened to kill her.

Brown wouldn’t allow him to defer and he had also landed a full-ride scholarship through the Department of Defense.

I bonds offer tax advantages, including deferred federal tax on interest and exemption from state and local income taxes.

Lenders reporting payments to credit-reporting bureaus typically mark deferred payments for consumers enrolled in hardship programs with a special code indicating “no information” or “deferral,” which does not hurt their credit.