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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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George H. W. Bush in his own words: 10 stories from the updated 'All the Best, George Bush'
"All the Best, George Bush" is a collection of the personal correspondence of George H. W. Bush from his first years in the Navy in 1942 all the way to 2011. Here are 10 excerpts from the book.
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If not 'sequester,' then what? Five ideas from left and right.
Few in Washington believe that "the sequester,” $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to hit the federal budget as of March 1, is a good idea. But what's the alternative? Here are five proposals, from the right, the center, and the left, to replace the sequester. Which do you like?
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The Super Bowl: 10 football books to gear you up for the big game
The biggest sports game of the year is just around the corner. Here are some books to put you in the mood.
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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Opinion: Allow procrastinators to vote, too
America desperately needs more voters. Election Day registration will help.
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Janet Napolitano, master multitasker
Homeland defense one moment, swine flu the next. She juggles the disparate needs of a cabinet conglomerate.
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Why Democrats relent on gun issues
They’ve allowed concealed-carry weapons in national parks, considered easing gun restrictions in the District of Columbia, and turned back a campaign pledge on gun-record transparency.
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The Monitor's View: Why Obama can't be soft on North Korea
Japan and South Korea already see him as eroding the US military posture in Asia.
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Obama picks first Hispanic Supreme Court justice
In nominating Sonia Sotomayor, the president cited both her judicial experience and her compelling personal story.
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The Monitor's View: Does Sotomayor practice identity justice?
The Senate must weigh her comments about judicial impartiality
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GOP can yet prevail in a diverse America, Barbour asserts
The nation's changing demographics won't be a permanent roadblock to a Republican comeback, the former party chairman said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast.
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Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
Gerald Martin’s comprehensive biography of Gabriel García Márquez is so complete that we may never need another.
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Opinion: Impeachment is not the answer for Judge Bybee
It's the atomic bomb of American politics.
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Palin announces new book - but will it be banned?
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Why healthcare providers joined forces with Obama
In 1993, they were a major factor in defeating President Clinton's proposals. But this time around, industry leaders sense change is inevitable, and they want a voice.
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US tries, tries again to revive North Korean talks
US envoy Stephen Bosworth is visiting Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo, after Pyongyang rejected six-party dialogue and threatened to test another nuclear bomb.
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Classic review: The Nine
Jeffrey Toobin examines the nine personalities that sit on the nation's highest court.
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Opinion: Arab forum tackles a Washington taboo
The Doha Debates dared to discuss the US relationship with Israel in Washington – and got away with it.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's test of impartiality for Souter's successor
Justice must be blind, not partisan. The Supreme Court can't be another political battleground.
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What's behind Obama's big shift
He is overseeing the boldest expansion of government in a generation. Is it a 'new pragmatism' right for the times or dangerous overreach by a young president?
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What Obama faces the next 100 days
Chiefs of staff to three former presidents caution that the realities of governing will increasingly set in, perhaps forcing the president to pare down his ambitious agenda.
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Opinion: Supreme Court's bench has never been less diverse
Race and gender are important, but with six Harvard justices, President Obama should consider geographic, professional, and social backgrounds, too, when he evaluates nominees.
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Kosovo: Where hearts were won in the Balkans
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Obama talks guns, immigration in Mexico
He vows to support a regional treaty to curb gun trafficking as well as greater cooperation on clean energy.
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Drug war at forefront of Obama's visit to Mexico
He's likely to stress shared responsibility for rising border violence during trip that begins Thursday.
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Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake?
In practice, the populist solution is not as simple or as effective as it sounds.
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Michelle Obama’s garden secret
The presidential vegetable garden will save on grocery bills.
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Armed America: Behind a broadening run on guns
Firearms sales have their cycles, but types of buyers – and their motivations – have shifted.
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Persian New Year to bring U.S.-Iran thaw?
In the past week, mixed progress as a US journalist is charged with spying amidst positive statements from both countries.
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