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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.
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.
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?
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.
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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It's drizzling on Obama's post-election honeymoon
The Monitor's View: History as Obama's imperfect guide

Comparisons are made to the Depression and other events, but history has its limits.
Great expectations for Obama abroad

Team Obama is more pragmatic and less ideological than its predecessors, say diplomats and campaign advisers. Afghanistan will be a foreign-policy priority.
A World of Trouble

New York Times correspondent Patrick Tyler analyzes 50 years of US policy in the Mideast.
Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life

Entertainment journalist Brian Raftery examines the odd art of karaoke.
Obama "slights" the South in picking his team

Regional rivalries may no longer count, especially in tough times like these.
Bush pushes Persian Gulf nuclear agreement

But critics say the US should go slowly on a deal that would help a crucial trading partner for Iran.
The Monitor's View: Obama's fusion cabinet

He's expanding the definition of diversity beyond race and gender to include differing views.
Obama chooses his poet
Sculpture: Sending in angels

Lin Evola-Smidt turns weapons into art – on an increasingly ambitious scale.
Opinion: Israel's coming test for Obama

He must be alert to bullying by Israel's likely next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Opinion: Ninety minutes of school holiday music – and nary a note about Jesus

We bend over backward to acknowledge religious minorities, yet we single out Christianity for exclusion.
Opinion: Barack Obama, and America's place in the world

US domination is giving way to greater balance.
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.
Obama and the wary left

Despite policy pullbacks and some appointments, most liberals are happy.
What's an 'energy czar,' anyway?

It's not official yet, but news reports say that President Clinton's former Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner has been chosen by Barack Obama to serve as his administration's "energy czar." What exactly does an energy czar do?
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Bigger US role battling genocide?

A task force's findings, urging US leadership, may dovetail with ideas of Obama administration.
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With Chambliss, Republicans win one in the South

GOP’s conservative base in Georgia prevents a Democratic filibuster-proof majority in the US Senate.
President-elect Obama sets record for media face time
Obama plans to 'green' the White House

President-elect Barack Obama says that he plans to make the White House more environmentally friendly to set an example for other Americans.
Continuity in wartime behind Obama’s decision on Gates

Keeping the Defense secretary allows Obama's team to move quickly on a foreign-policy challenges.
Obama's vast jobs plan: How hard?

His aim is to add 2.5 million jobs. But job totals are dropping sharply now.
Democrats brace for ‘midnight rules’ from Bush

White House hastens to put new regs in place – and out of Obama’s reach, watchdogs say.