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Ex-IRS chief apologizes in hearing for 'foolish mistakes'
WASHINGTON – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday morning for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in its handling of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status and attributed the IRS' actions to a misguided pursuit...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Sandy Levin, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, White House
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TV This Week: May 19 - 25: 'Save Me' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY Respect their longevity! 1980s icons...
Tags: Music, NBC (tv network), Seth MacFarlane, U.S. Army, Matthew McConaughey
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: Natural Gas, Litigation and Regulation, Energy Resources, U.S. Congress, Lobbying
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The Front Burner: Costly expansion wouldn't improve Floridians' health
The state Legislature's decision this year to reject Medicaid expansion was the correct decision for Florida. There is little evidence that growing the health-care program for the poor would improve the health of state residents. A recent study in the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care, Personal Income
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House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern
ALAN FRAM,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House Republican said...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Dave Camp, Taxation, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Internal Revenue Service
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Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG
Wendy Greuel's resume is dotted with the political accomplishments of a politician on the rise. But there was an unconventional detour: her stint as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, working alongside Hollywood titans Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg...
Tags: Elections, Steven Spielberg, Screen Actors Guild, Lobbying, Wendy Greuel
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Best ways to spend your Powerball millions in Orlando
Don't bother buying a Powerball ticket for Saturday night's drawing where the estimated jackpot is $550 million. I already bought the winning ticket, and I know exactly how I'm going to spend the jackpot. (Hint: It involves buying something that's...
Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Kennedy Center changes Honors process after Latino groups' outcry
After saluting just two Latino performers in 35 years with its Kennedy Center Honors awards, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says it has revised the selection process to be more inclusive. The changes were announced Thursday in a news...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Chita Rivera, Artists, Arts
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Illinois adds tech jobs ahead of national rate
The number of jobs in Illinois' technology industry grew 1.6 percent in 2012, just outstripping the rate for the national tech sector, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation. The foundation, which is the nonprofit arm of U.S. industry...
Tags: Electronics, Consumer Electronics Industry, Rahm Emanuel, Science and Technology, Labor Markets
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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, Political Corruption, Economic Indicator, Humana Incorporated, Orrin Hatch
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Science and Technology, Japan, Genetic Engineering, Health and Safety at Work
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High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday, rejected the farmer's argument...Tags: Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Elena Kagan
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