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IRS scandal: Lawmakers accuse IRS officials of lying
Tribune staff and wire reportsWASHINGTON -- Lawmakers accused leaders of the Internal Revenue Service of lying on Friday as they opened the first in a series of investigative hearings about the tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups. Republicans and Democrats said...Tags: Dave Camp, Barack Obama, Kevin Brady, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), U.S. Congress
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Boxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC president
Reuters(Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over...Tags: Sports, Sports Organizations, Boxing, International Boxing Federation, 2012 Summer Olympics
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans-sources
ReutersBy Kevin Yao BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local...Tags: Labor Markets, Local Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Beijing (China), Sailing
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Obama the latest in line of US presidents to face suggestions of political bias in IRS actions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and...Tags: Republican Party, Pension and Welfare, Barack Obama, Heritage Foundation, Benghazi
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans: sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate...Tags: Labor Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Local Government, Sailing, Beijing (China)
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U.S. housing nominee vows to divest bank stock if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Government...Tags: Values, BB&T Corp., Consumers, Barack Obama, Mortgages
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
ELECTRIC RATES Power bills to rise for Consumers Energy customers LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The average electric customer of Consumers Energy will start paying $1.67 more per month. The $89 million rate increase was approved Wednesday by state...Tags: Local Government, Manufacturing and Engineering, Democratic Party, Employment, Budgets and Budgeting
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Ads to promote new gun control law
Advertisements praising Maryland's new gun control law will appear on Baltimore-area televisions soon after the measure is signed Thursday — the first volley in a two-pronged effort to defend the legislation and the politicians who voted for it....
Tags: Weaponry, National Rifle Association of America, James Brochin, Firearms, Assault
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Gray's Priority As Regents President: Restore Trust, Integrity
The Hartford CourantGregory Gray says his top priority as the new president of the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education will be "to restore trust and integrity" in the position and in the regents system. Gray, 64, who is expected to be appointed by the regents...Tags: Government, Finance, Government Debt, Charter Oak State College, Students
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More to a candidate than campaign money or being a professional politician
Michael Dresser's recent article, "Brown to launch run for governor" (May 10), was very troubling. For example, an implication is made that the only credible candidates in the election are those who have big, fat finance accounts. In addition, Mr. Dresser...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Elections, Politics
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Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat
Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Elections, Local Elections, Cruise Ship Jobs, Career and Workplace
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Canada opposition seeks inquiry after C$90,000 check to senator
ReutersBy Randall Palmer OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - Canadian opposition politicians demanded on Wednesday an independent inquiry into expense claims made by members of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament, and said a "dark cloud of ethical failures"...Tags: Values, Government, Religion and Belief, Elections, Ethics
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