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Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the...Tags: Religious Conflicts, International Organizations, Politics, France, Francois Hollande
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FBI opens criminal probe of tax agency, audit cites disarray
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a growing scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra tax scrutiny. Holder'...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Eric Holder, U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell
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ANALYSIS-Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze
Reuters* Middle class voters voice anger over Israel budget * Lapid's ratings drop, accused of ignoring his supporters * Tax hikes, spending cuts aimed at taming deficit By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling...Tags: Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Analysis: Golden boy Lapid loses luster in Israel budget squeeze
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect -- the middle classes. The deficit-...Tags: Elections, Benjamin Netanyahu, Government, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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HSBC sees no change to UK bank levy policy before 2015
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - HSBC said it does not expect Britain to change its bank levy policy before the next general election due in 2015 and said it is likely to pay about $800 million on the tax this year. HSBC has said the levy unfairly hits banks with...Tags: Credit Ratings, Politics, United Kingdom, HSBC Holdings plc
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Watchdog slams IRS over targeting conservative groups
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog faulted the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups on Tuesday, criticizing senior IRS leaders for poor management of a policy that spun out of control and compromised the tax agency's...Tags: Taxation, FBI, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Karl Rove, Finance
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FBI to probe U.S. tax agency's actions on conservative groups
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a growing scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra tax scrutiny. Holder...Tags: Taxation, Max Baucus, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Eric Holder
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Singapore's Ng Ser Miang to make IOC presidency bid
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to become the...Tags: Elections, Politics, Sports Organizations, Boxing, Sports
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With new revelations, outrage spreads about IRS targeting
WASHINGTON — Top career officials in the Internal Revenue Service withheld information from Congress for months about the tax agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny, according to documents released Monday as a...Tags: Elections, Taxation, Interior Policy, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Government
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New York mayoral hopeful Quinn opens up about overcoming bulimia
ReutersBy Edith Honan NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn spoke out on Tuesday about her decade-long struggle with bulimia and alcohol abuse after her mother's death from breast cancer. "It was such a challenging time,...Tags: Elections, Breast Cancer, Anthony D. Weiner, New York City, Eating Disorders
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WRAPUP 1-FBI opens criminal probe of U.S. tax agency, audit cites disarray
Reuters* "Insufficient oversight" led to problems at IRS -report * Embattled acting IRS chief meets lawmakers * House tax panel is set to hold hearing on Friday By David Ingram and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric...Tags: Elections, Taxation, Max Baucus, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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Harvey Weinstein hosts Obama as Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel watch
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It was Harvey Weinstein and President Obama again Monday. Weinstein, a longtime backer of the president, is hosting one of three Democratic fundraisers in New York with Georgiana Chapman that feature comments by the president....Tags: Elections, Politics, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Barack Obama
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