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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Briefing
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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The Audacity of Hope – from the Monitor archives
Barack Obama gives readers a blueprint of his view that America requires "a different kind of politics."
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Consumer spending drops record 2.8 percent
Even without plunging auto and gasoline sales, October's rate was still -0.5 percent – a gloomy sign for holiday shopping.
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Osama Bin Laden 'largely isolated' from Al Qaeda, says CIA
Yet the Al Qaeda organization remains the "most clear and present danger to US security," Director Michael Hayden said in a speech Thursday.
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Study: Election created new 'values voter'
Rejecting 'culture wars,' most people of faith signal desire for politics that build bridges.
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Opinion: Obama's impact on 'Generation We'
He fired up young voters. Let's keep that momentum.
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The Monitor's View: Will Obama focus on race issues?
He did not run from race, but he did not run on it. That's a balance right that's for the times.
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A new economic club of nations
The G-20 summit this weekend will grapple with a global crisis.
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Joe Biden, time for you to choose a pet
Forget Obama’s dog. The vice president should establish his independence with a ferret or bee hive.
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USA
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Under Obama, a newly interactive government?
The president-elect aims to use the Internet to make government more participatory.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about bringing 'change' to America, how the media report on Taiwan, and the causes of a Liberian conflict.
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The Monitor's View: The trust factor in mortgage bailouts
The latest rescue plan for bad mortgages relies on fixing the bond between lenders and borrowers.
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Financial crisis threatens climate-change momentum
Experts fear the credit crunch will discourage governments worldwide from turning to taxpayers for assistance in climate-change efforts.
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Democrats reshuffle Hill leadership
Some long-time committee heads are replaced in order to advance Obama’s agenda.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about prisoner rehabilitation, converting the US Embassy in Iraq into a university, and tying corporate compensation to a company's success.
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Opinion: The US nuclear waste issue – solved
Nuclear energy is a must. Disposal is within our reach.
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The Monitor's View: The Obama of Brazil
He came from the left and poverty, but da Silva rules from the center, as Obama must.
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A closer look at Obama’s energy plan
Economy may slow it, but ‘green’ jobs may grow it.
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From stem cells to emissions, Obama set to reverse Bush policies
The president-elect will issue many executive orders soon after taking office. Experts say he’ll reward traditional party constituencies but tread lightly when it comes to national security.
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Americans' views of military service improve
A bad economy and better news from Iraq may be helping to increase interest in and support for enlistment.
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Secretary Rice fights peace-process inertia
Sunday's meeting in Egypt was probably the Bush administration's last effort to get a Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
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World
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Obama’s short list of possible foreign policy officials
The President-elect is likely to rely on Republicans as well as Democrats to advise him and carry out policy.
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Obama’s emerging foreign policy team faces a troubled world
The goal is continuity in international relationships with a clear break from Bush’s approach.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about American conservatives returning to the mainstream, how the incoming administration should deal with North Korea, and why US automakers should be helped out.
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