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Budget crisis, union ties weigh heavily in Los Angeles mayor race
Reuters* Los Angeles mayoral election comes amid budget crisis * Race between two liberal Democrats * Critics fear salary, pension costs will continue to rise By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - Amid the mudslinging that has marked Los Angeles'...Tags: Chicago Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Pension and Welfare, Bankruptcy, Politics
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Tea party tax filings show low-budget activism, with some million-dollar exceptions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation, FBI, The Associated Press, Parties and Movements
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Bulgarian president calls parliament quickly to end impasse
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene parliament on May 21, in an attempt to have a government formed quickly and end a political impasse in the European Union's poorest country. Under Bulgarian law, the president must...Tags: European Union, Rosen Plevneliev, Political Corruption, Government, Elections
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L.A. Votes: Villaraigosa weighs in; final vote tally may take weeks
The election to select Los Angeles' next mayor is Tuesday. But a combination of factors – the large number of Angelenos voting by mail, the apparent tightness of the race and the city clerk’s ballot-counting process – means that the...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Dennis P. Zine, Voting, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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IRS scandal: Lawmakers accuse IRS officials of lying
Tribune staff and wire reportsWASHINGTON -- Lawmakers accused leaders of the Internal Revenue Service of lying on Friday as they opened the first in a series of investigative hearings about the tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups. Republicans and Democrats said...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Dave Camp, Taxation, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Barbs fly over campaign spending in Lower Macungie
Republican candidates battling for seats on Lower Macungie's Board of Commissioners are trading last-minute barbs over campaign contributions and how those donations have been reported leading up to Tuesday's primary. Challengers Ron Beitler and Brian...Tags: Local Elections, Housing Industry, Primaries, Real Estate, Brian Higgins
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Soucy and Donovan Video Played At Trial
The Hartford CourantFor the first time during an 18-month federal investigation into his failed campaign for Congress, former House Speaker Chris Donovan was seen and heard in secret tapes played in court Thursday. He was bantering with the key witness in the case about...Tags: FBI, Joe Biden, Chris Murphy, Trials, Politics
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation, Legal Services, Parties and Movements
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans-sources
ReutersBy Kevin Yao BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalise the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local...Tags: Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Local Government, Labor Markets, Economy
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Obama the latest in line of US presidents to face suggestions of political bias in IRS actions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and...Tags: Parties and Movements, Washington, DC, Heritage Foundation, George H.W. Bush, Pension and Welfare
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans: sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate...Tags: Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Local Government, Economy, Labor Markets
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U.S. housing nominee vows to divest bank stock if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Government...Tags: Mortgages, BB&T Corp., Values, Washington, DC, M&F Bancorp Incorporated
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