Topic: Barack Obama
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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Five ways to improve Obama's pre-k plan
President Obama’s Preschool for All plan is well intentioned but includes features that are not justified by research and won’t help it pass in Congress. The plan must make the following five adjustments.
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5 myths about amnesty for illegal immigrants in Senate bill
Under a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, immigrants who have come to the United States illegally are given a "path to citizenship." On close inspection, each of the following five claims about the requirements for illegal immigrants to earn amnesty are not what they seem.
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Unions see better days ahead under Obama's leadership
On Wednesday, the Labor Department reported that trade union membership rose 420,000 in 2008. New legislation could speed such growth.
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How many jobs from stimulus money? It depends.
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How stimulus bill reignited the partisan divide
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Love-empowered hope
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Gaza drives a wedge in Paris imam's dialogue with Jews
Hassen Chalghoumi, from Tunisia, pioneered a religious exchange in France.
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Growing Taliban clout threatens Pakistani government
The group controls large areas in the Swat Valley and runs a parallel court system under sharia law.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad to Obama: Say 'sorry'
The Iranian president told Obama to show us change we can believe in.
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International news roundup – Jan. 28
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Egypt slams Iran's Hamas, Hezbollah connection
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Obama: My kids can handle winter weather, why can't DC?
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Biden to Chief Justice Roberts: I'm sorry
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the idea of mandatory civic service, and how poverty is connected to a country's population growth.
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Opinion: An Apollo program for US energy?
History shows that massive federal support for alternative-energy projects could be a massive waste of money.
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Opinion: Obama's Middle East peace lesson
Jordan's King Hussein worked for peace for decades. His insight is key.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's high-wire electric act
Will he take people's land to build a national grid when local networks for energy renewables may do?
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Axed by a big business? Start your own.
Unemployed seek fulfillment in new careers from pet care to finding jobs for moms.
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Fed eyes moves against deflation
With consumer prices expected to fall further, economic recovery might be tougher to achieve.
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Gore: Stimulus package will help curb climate change
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Earth’s big problem: Too many people.
But how can we ease population without taking draconian steps? By developing in ways that we should be anyway, experts say.
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Ex-Guantánamo inmates return to militancy in Yemen
Militants in Yemen threatened Monday to strike the US Embassy for a second time.
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Palestinian and Israeli exchanges shake Gaza cease-fire
A roadside bomb hits Israeli forces, and Israel responds with airstrike.
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On Arab TV, Obama lays out US approach to Mideast
He told Al Arabiya viewers: 'We are ready to initiate a new partnership.'
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Egypt, Hamas welcome US Middle East envoy
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Obama will meet with CEOs to sell economic recovery plan
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Barack Obama travels to Capitol Hill to sell his stimulus plan
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