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Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin. Memorial, which has fought to preserve the memory of...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Russia, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Richard Nixon, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Republican Party, U.S. Military, Elections, U.S. Navy
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Special Report: The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...Tags: Prices, Elections, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo (Japan), Interior Policy
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Letters to the Editor - May 24
Let us do more than just change gun laws To the editor: A look at the world through gun ownership will confirm that a higher percentage of gun availability increases the murder rate. For example, I traveled to Morocco and was told that gun ownership...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Murder, Disasters and Accidents
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Taxation, FBI, Government, Chuck Grassley, Carl Levin
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GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks up ties to Iowa during a visit to 2016 caucus state
Associated PressWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own. After all, the Wisconsin governor weighing a 2016 bid for president...Tags: Republican Party, Government, Chuck Grassley, Elections, Scott Walker
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Does the IRS scandal give the tea party a boost?
The tea party must be loving this IRS scandal. I mean, the tea party hates everything the IRS represents — taxes, big government, you name it. And now, with the IRS stonewalling over the tax exempt status scandal, the tea party must be...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Politics
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Retired teacher to challenge Donchez for Bethlehem mayor
Valley 610The day after Bob Donchez won the Democratic nomination for Bethlehem Mayor, a retired teacher announced his intention to challenge him this fall. Bruce Sigmon alerted the media that he will be filing a petition in June to get on the November ballot as an... -
MOVES-Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC Holdings
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. MORGAN STANLEY The bank's head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is retiring from the...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Financial and Business Services, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
ReutersJAKARTA (Reuters) - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!" More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national soccer team play. Another...Tags: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Government, Soccer, Elections, Media Industry
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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Barack Obama
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