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How the IRS spun out of control
WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Lawyers
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Politics, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Nuclear Policy, Tokyo (Japan), Park Geun-hye
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21 NE Ind. residents charged in welfare fraud scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 charged Friday are accused of...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Politics, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Trials
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Readers take on guns, taxes, 'sex camp' and more
Time to let you guys sound off about taxes, guns, my weekend at sex camp and more. I wish I had been invited to go along ["My weekend at sex camp"]. You are one of the funniest people on the planet. Sister Ann Kendrick Sister, not only does that...
Tags: Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Apopka
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Gun background check vote undemocratic
A recent letter writer said Congress has "guts" for having the will to override the sentiments of the "overwhelming" majority of Americans who, by his own admission, favor tighter gun controls. I wouldn't say that's gutsy; I'd say it's undemocratic....Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Same speculation, different styles for O'Malley, Cuomo
By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...
Tags: Politics, Edward G. Rendell, Eliot Spitzer, Government, Same-Sex Marriage
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Oviedo, Services and Shopping, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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New Md. gun law misfires
Maryland passes the strictest gun control laws in the country on its law abiding citizens ("The Maryland model for gun control," May 16), yet it does nothing about those who get caught with illegal guns. Why? If you really want to cut the crime in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Punishment, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control
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Hopkins gun research is not biased
In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Research
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
Illinois pension troubles reduce talent pool, school officials say
Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators. Simeck said a number of cost-reducing reforms that...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Elections, Pension and Welfare, Lake Forest
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Irvine tackles housing for developmentally disabled
Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea's proposal to investigate and improve the housing situation for developmentally disabled residents drew applause — and unanimous approval — at Tuesday's meeting. This "vulnerable group" does not receive...Tags: Politics, Autism, Housing and Urban Planning
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