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2013/05/22 04:08
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The nation’s biggest banks are waging an outrageous fight against a bipartisan Senate bill seeking to protect taxpayers from bailing them out. Renewed interest in curtailing reckless financial...
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2013/05/21 20:51
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Washington (CNN) - Major conservative donor and multi-millionaire Foster Friess is planning to donate $1 million to help the victims of the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma and is challenging others to...
2013/05/21 05:16
2013/05/21 05:16
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Cook will be questioned today by U.S. senators during a hearing on the company’s untaxed overseas billions. His congressional debut, following an appearance at President Barack Obama’s State of the...
2013/05/21 05:06
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Cook will be questioned today by U.S. senators during a hearing on the company’s untaxed overseas billions. His congressional debut, following an appearance at President Barack Obama’s State of the...
2013/05/20 15:14
2013/05/20 15:14
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AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature is a two-chamber body that can resemble a three-ring circus. In the last days of session, there is so much action in both houses it can be hard to keep up. Keeping bills...
2013/05/20 09:53
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WASHINGTON — During the 2012 campaign, candidates and independent watchdog organizations alike lamented the onslaught of tax-exempt organizations that ultimately poured $250 million into...
2013/05/19 22:34
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Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs. With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the...
2013/05/19 17:42
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I agree that the seizure of the phone records of The Associated Press by the Department of Justice is outrageous. I also agree that it's outrageous for the IRS to have singled out tea party groups...
2013/05/19 06:19
2013/05/19 06:19
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News last week that the IRS targeted conservative groups for additional scrutiny is something that Americans should find appalling, if not scandalous. Considerable energy will be spent deconstructing...
2013/05/19 03:07
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COLUMBIA, SC — Two of the highest-ranking members of the S.C. Legislature during the past decade are easy to spot at the State House this spring, shaking hands and smiling from the lobby of the grand...
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2013/05/18 07:06
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Bill Moyers is joined by the heads of two independent watchdog groups keeping an eye on government as well as on powerful interests seeking to influence it. Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the...
2013/05/17 20:40
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After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action You might think that everything would have changed for the chemicals industry on April 16, 1947. That was the day of the Texas City...
2013/05/17 14:44
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When the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities held its first Watergate hearing 40 years ago today, it was, by most accounts, a dull affair. Describing five hours of "mostly...
2013/05/17 12:23
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Pilotless aircraft - known until now primarily for their controversial role in American foreign policy - are now being integrated into American life. The Federal Aviation Administration expects there...
2013/05/17 02:16
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Patriot Majority USA, a social welfare nonprofit, told the Internal Revenue Service that its mission is “to encourage a discussion of economic issues.” In exchange for keeping its donors private and...
2013/05/16 15:13
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Sheila Krumholz and Robert Weinberger in The New York Times on the real IRS scandal The duo from the Center for Responsive Politics assess the long-term impact of the improper audits conducted by IRS...
2013/05/15 16:04
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As the Trash Piles Up, Will Incinerators Come Back? by Advocate Staff The state’s new Solid Waste Master Plan has a lot of important ideas for reducing waste and promoting recycling, but the part of...
2013/05/15 16:03
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Last year’s Senate race between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown was the most expensive in U.S. history. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the two candidates raised a jaw-dropping $76...
2013/05/15 12:10
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US soldiers arrived from Afghanistan stand near a plane at the US airbase 30 km outside Bishkek in Manas on February 26, 2009 (Getty Images)Outside the United States, the Pentagon controls a...
2013/05/15 06:27
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More tax lobbyists working Washington's hallways, meeting rooms Related News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics Wed May 15, 2013 1:13am EDT(Reuters) - The ranks of lobbyists are growing in...