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Petitions scandal spreading statewide?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterDemocrats and Republicans continued Thursday to make claims and counterclaims against each other in the aftermath of 2008 ballot petition irregularities uncovered by a Tribune and Howey Politics Indiana investigation. The Tribune and Howey Politics...Tags: Todd Rokita, Voting, Referenda, Democratic Party, Elections
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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on...Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Senate, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Military Justice, Satellite and Cable Service
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Government, Parties and Movements
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IRS replaces head of division that targeted conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer...
Tags: Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, Danny Werfel
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IRS official at center of scandal put on leave
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the scandal over the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, was put on administrative leave on Thursday after she refused to resign, a senator said....Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Taxation, Danny Werfel, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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John McCain: It's Common Sense That Consumers Should Choose Their Cable Channels
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Sen. John McCain says in a Los Angeles Times editorial that his proposal to let consumers choose only the cable channels they want is a "common-sense" idea. McCain's Television Consumer Freedom Act would allow consumers to buy only...Tags: Entertainment, Satellite Technology, Media Industry, Sony Corp., Consumers
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Cannes crime spree! Billy Crystal tries TV. Sen. McCain makes case.
After the coffee. Before figuring out what to do this weekend. The Skinny: Loyal readers know what a big fan I was of ABC's "Nashville." That's why last night's season finale was such a disappointment. What was once a cool breeze on a humid night is...
Tags: The Hangover (movie), Entertainment, Inventories, Save Me (tv program), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday, is the latest volley from...Tags: U.S. Senate, George W. Bush, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Productivity, Immigration
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John McCain: Cable TV, the right way
America's 100 million cable and satellite subscribers are forced to pay ever-higher bills for a growing number of channels they do not watch. The American people are being ripped off. Meanwhile, services such as iTunes and Netflix have led a...
Tags: Media Industry, Satellite Technology, Consumers, Federal Communications Commission, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-...Tags: Peter T. King, Voting, Media Industry, U.S. Senate, Public Finance
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Taxes, schmaxes: Congress wants you to know it loves Apple
You could be forgiven for thinking that the big hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations this week was a chance for lawmakers to grill Apple about some of its controversial tax practices. And yes, there was some of...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Carl Levin, U.S. Congress
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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Rand Paul, Apple Inc., Corporate Officers
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