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Column: Hallelujahs ring after IRS reverses church pension rule
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service may be having a bad week, but Mary Rich isn't complaining about the taxman. The former nurse and hospital executive recently won a 10-year battle to get the IRS to reverse a ruling that would have cost her...Tags: Interior Policy, Taxation, Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Top Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graft
ReutersSARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him immediately. Zivko Budimir was...Tags: Interior Policy, Islam, Human Rights, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Religion and Belief
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Missile Systems, Money and Monetary Policy, Waddell & Reed Financial Incorporated, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple iPad
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Missing St. Cloud soldier Kelli Bordeaux declared dead
Pfc. Kelli Bordeaux, the St. Cloud soldier who went missing last year, has been declared dead by the Army. Bordeaux was 23 when she vanished April 14, 2012 after leaving Froggy Bottoms Bar in Fayetteville, N.C. Army officials reported her missing to city...Tags: Interior Policy, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Army, Apple iPhone, Politics
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Finance, Interior Policy, Loans, Mortgages, Social Security
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Government, Al Lamberti, Finance, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Interior Policy
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Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report
ReutersThe Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap. The civic watchdog...Tags: Finance, Chicago Park District, Chicago Transit Authority, Interior Policy, Chicago Public Schools
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Illinois pays down bills but backlog could rise again in August
ReutersCHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) - Higher-than-expected revenue from state income tax enabled Illinois to reduce its unpaid bills to $5.8 billion from $8.5 billion at the beginning of April, the state comptroller said on Wednesday while cautioning the...Tags: Interior Policy, Taxation, Politics, Personal Income
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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
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Sweden riots expose ugly side of "Nordic model"
ReutersBy Niklas Pollard and Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, May 23 (Reuters) - The scene of Sweden's worst riots in years, Husby is on the surface at least a typically neat suburb of colourful playgrounds, manicured parks and low rise apartment buildings....Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Interior Policy, Sweden, Immigration, Culture
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and...Tags: Finance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Interior Policy, Sweden, Financial Markets
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Texas lawmakers OK drug tests for some unemployment applicants
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on...Tags: Government, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Interior Policy, Employment, Laws
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