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
How the tables have turned: The Internal Revenue Service is the one under the microscope now, as revelations emerged Friday 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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Obama to arrive for inaugural via train - will pick up Joe in Delaware
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This just in... Barack Obama is the next President
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Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy
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New York Governor not laughing at Saturday Night Live skit
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Will Obama ease US policy toward Cuba?
A new approach could represent a relatively easy first step down a generally more controversial path of engaging with America's adversaries.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about how unions would affect the TSA, whether or not Congress should raise the federal gas tax, and Zimbabwe's political power standoff.
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Opinion: Barack Obama, and America's place in the world
US domination is giving way to greater balance.
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The Monitor's View: Rescue US autoworkers first
Give them a way to get out of companies due for downsizing.
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Solutions to the nation's housing bubble still up in the air
Homes are still overpriced by $8 trillion. Is 'tough love' the answer?
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Obama's green team
At a news conference in Chicago Monday, Barack Obama announced many of his energy and environment appointees, a team that many say signals a sharp break from Bush administration policies toward pollution, wildlife, clean energy, and climate change.
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Australia's climate plans aim low
Australia pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 5 to 15 percent below 2000 levels by 2020, targets that are far less than what scientists say is necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change.
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Obama and the wary left
Despite policy pullbacks and some appointments, most liberals are happy.
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Blagojevich no quitter - no plans to step down tomorrow
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White House removes protections for endangered species
With just over a month remaining in office, the Bush administration loosened federal protection of plant and animal species threatened with extinction.
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USA
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Pollster: Voters like Obama, hate economy, will ignore Blagojevich
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Housing: the key to economic revival?
The next bailout could focus on homeowners headed for default.
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Legacy of Chicago sit-in: empowering laid-off workers
Six-day factory occupation ends after employees gain $1.75 million severance package.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the US rejoining the United Nations Human Rights Council, banning greyhound races, why the US must do what is right on Turkey, and why the US cannot blame its financial woes on China.
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Obama's likely EPA pick praised, vilified
Barack Obama has tapped Lisa Jackson, the former head of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection, to become the next chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to news outlets who spoke with officials close to the president-elect.
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California jumps to front of global-warming fight
Its new emissions plan aims to cut each Californian's carbon 'footprint' from 14 tons to 10 tons a year by 2020.
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Corruption winds through Illinois politics
Weak laws and entrenched culture lets officials put personal gain ahead of public service.
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Obama plans major speech in Muslim world to ‘reboot’ America’s image abroad
How Obama addresses sensitive issues of democracy and human rights could help set the tone for efforts to distinguish himself from President Bush’s administration.
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Pollster: Voters like Obama, hate economy, will ignore Blagojevich
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Healthcare: Obama presses ahead
Its reform is integral to reviving the economy, he signals, with his pick of Daschle as point man.
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