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Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record
ReutersBy Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday defended her government's record on good governance and transparency, following an independent audit that cast doubt on her anti-corruption efforts....Tags: Africa, Liberia, Accounting and Auditing, Finance, Thomson Corporation
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Scandals put presidential credibility on the line
When the storm of administration scandals first hit President Barack Obama, he offered a good impersonation of Claude Raines in "Casablanca," expressing shock that gambling was going on in Rick's saloon. His verbal outrage at the snooping of the IRS and...Tags: Taxation, John Boehner, Jay Carney, Freedom of the Press, Carney (music group)
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Bulgarian president calls parliament quickly to end impasse
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene parliament on May 21, in an attempt to have a government formed quickly and end a political impasse in the European Union's poorest country. Under Bulgarian law, the president must...Tags: Parliament, Elections, Government, National Government, Rosen Plevneliev
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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters* Iran's acclaimed Farhadi seen as top prize front-runner * Like "A Separation", "The Past" looks at family, divorce * Only Chinese entry is thinly veiled political critique By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 17 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian...Tags: Movies, Iran, Entertainment, China, Censorship
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Somali prime minister to face confidence vote in parliament
ReutersMOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister is expected to face a vote of confidence next week, lawmakers said on Friday, and backers of the challenge said they were frustrated with the pace of political reform. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid...Tags: Parliament, Elections, Somalia, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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'I know it when I see it'
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard that protected every American's right to free speech yet guarded “community standards” against “hard core...Tags: Productivity, Government, Humana Incorporated, Economic Indicator, National Government
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Algeria's aging regime, restive youth makes for a volatile political mix in North Africa
Associated PressALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria. With the president in a French hospital recovering from a stroke, the generation of aging politicians and generals that has run Africa's largest country for a half-...Tags: Africa, Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State, Government, Unemployment
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Rights groups condemn Azerbaijan over Internet defamation bill
Reuters* OSCE, Amnesty International criticise Aliyev government * Amnesty suggests move timed to presidential vote * Imprisonment of journalist also condemned By Margarita Antidze TBILISI, May 15 (Reuters) - Human rights groups criticised Azerbaijan on...Tags: Computer Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, Blackmail and Extortion, Prisons
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WRAPUP 1-Obama vows to fix IRS as Tea Party rallies on Capitol Hill
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would install new leadership at the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements
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WRAPUP 2-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party rallies on scandal
Reuters(Updates with Obama naming new temporary IRS chief) By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Budget Control Act of 2011, Blackmail and Extortion, Internal Revenue Service, White House
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FACTBOX-U.S. IRS's rich history of scandals, political abuse
ReutersBy Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - A crisis engulfing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over its scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status adds to a long history of scandal and abuse - both real and alleged - at the tax agency....Tags: William Randolph Hearst, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Political Dissent
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APG employee to serve six months for stealing from youth academy
A Middle River woman was sentenced last week to six months in jail for defrauding the federal government through the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Lynn Carol Williams, 56, sentenced May 6 by U.S. District Judge Richard D....Tags: Punishment, Aberdeen, Rod J. Rosenstein, Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt
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