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Past time for heads to roll in Washington
AUSTIN, Texas - The twin revelations of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative political organizations and, now, that the U.S. Justice Department was spying on the Associated Press -- all in a few days -- mean this: It is time to air the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ronald Reagan, Eric Holder, Taxation
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Public Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Pension and Welfare
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FED FOCUS-US job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early
Reuters* Progress in labor market since bond-buying was launched * Fed officials emphasizing flexibility of easing program * Much depends on data over the next few months By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer May 19 (Reuters) - The beginning of the end of the...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early
Reuters(Reuters) - The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting. Much will depend on how economic data, which has given...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Timeline: An attorney and anthrax
May 2001: Washington lawyer Richard J. Danzig is appointed to the board of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in Rockville, Md. Sept. 11, 2001: Terrorists crash passenger jets into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania. Soon...Tags: Anthrax, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Human Genome Sciences Inc.
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S.Africa finds collusion, manipulation in Gupta scandal
ReutersBy Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...Tags: India, South Africa, Political Corruption, Johannesburg (South Africa), Pretoria (South Africa)
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: DARPA, Anthrax, Economy, Business and Finance, Biological and Chemical Weapons, National Security
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YOUR MONEY-Should you skip Obamacare and keep your old plan?
Reuters(The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Kathleen Kingsbury BOSTON, May 20 (Reuters) - When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans...Tags: Flu, University of Chicago, Healthcare Policies, Apples, Insurance
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, Political Fundraising, Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson, Lawyers
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Economy, Business and Finance, Sheldon Whitehouse, Political Fundraising, Taxation
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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra...
Tags: Republican Party, Internal Revenue Service, Activism, Libya, U.S. Department of State
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, Immigration, Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice
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