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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.
2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books

Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
Black History Month: Five major events and figures

Black History Month is the annual celebration of the struggles, achievements and overall contribution African-Americans have made to the US.
Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.

In video age, a rush to judgment?

Cellphone videos of a police killing in Oakland, Calif., spark outrage.
Battle over Confederate flag hits highways

Huge displays along interstates raise old debates over the history of war and slavery.
The Monitor's View: Obama's answer to racist voters

He wisely sticks with his big-tent message, despite pressure to be the 'black' candidate.
How Clinton and Obama boosted feminism, civil rights

The primary contest helped both of the historical causes, though some tensions erupted.
NAACP turns to a leader from a newer generation

Benjamin Jealous was chosen amid divides over how to reenergize the organization.
Wright brings race issue back to '08 race

Obama's former pastor launched a public-relations blitz.
Historic case may decide U.S. gun rights

Hearings on the constitutionality of a D.C. gun ban begin Tuesday. The Supreme Court is looking at the Second Amendment for the first time since 1939.
Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion

For kids: US Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to be appointed to the highest court in the land.