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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

The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
17 stories from 'Undefeated: Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ Perfect Season’

Writer Mike Freeman explores the undefeated season of the Florida team in his book.
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.
Inauguration 2013: 10 highlights from previous second-term addresses

Barack Obama will be the 17th American president to deliver two inaugural addresses. Here are 10 highlights from such speeches by previous two-term presidents, including the shortest one ever.

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Steinbrenner remembered as 'The Boss,' in addition to charitable endeavors

Steinbrenner died early Tuesday in Tampa, Florida. He bought the New York Yankees in 1973 for $10 million. Seven World Series titles later, the Yankees are worth more than $1 billion, due in large part to George Steinbrenner.
Opinion: Obama's bigger problem with the Gulf oil spill: you

The Gulf oil spill reminds us that Americans are the most voracious consumers on earth. Until we break the bonds of slavery to personal comfort, no president can make us energy independent.
Chinese currency announcement has little impact on US markets

The announcement is a part of the "Great Correction" taking shape in the aftermath of the recession.
Robert Byrd, longest-serving member of Congress, died on Monday

West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd had been in Congress since 1953. He won his ninth term to the US Senate in 2006.
Opinion: US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: lessons from Humpty Dumpty

Overwhelming American force hasn't been able to restore order in Iraq and Afghanistan. Humpty Dumpty illustrates why.
Elena Kagan: Would she turn Supreme Court into We the People?

Elena Kagan, if confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, would shift the balance dramatically – with three women and a Jewish-Catholic bloc. So would the high court look like We the People?
Inside Obama's work space -- the Oval Office

The Oval Office can be the perfect setting for presidential speeches and meetings with heads of state. But most presidents set up an office in the White House residence for at least some of the day-to-day work.
Father's Day turns 100. How did Father's Day start anyway?

Father's Day was started 100 years ago in an effort to improve the image of Dads everywhere.
Who is Father's Day founding father? (Think, 'security breach.')

Father's Day was born in 1910. But not until the 1970s did a US president issue a proclamation declaring the third Sunday in June as an official day to honor fathers.
Father's Day gift spending is up: A sign of recovery?

Father's Day spending is up this year. The recovery could use a little paternal love.
The Icarus Syndrome

How hubris – in various shapes and forms – played a role in America’s decision to go to war in Iraq.
Dig into alleged Joe Sestak job offer, GOP tells Justice Department

The White House backed Rep. Joe Sestak's opponent in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. The GOP wants to know whether it offered Mr. Sestak a job to drop out of the race.
Is Sarah Palin's biographer too close for comfort?

A journalist writing a biography of Sarah Palin is now also her next-door neighbor.
Opinion: Elena Kagan and the case for an elitist Supreme Court

The Supreme Court was designed by the Founders to be elitist.
A Texas exhibit on the life and times of late TV newsman Walter Cronkite

An exhibit chronicling the life and times of the late TV newsman Walter Cronkite is at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas in Austin.
Matterhorn

If you have any interest in Vietnam, don’t miss this novel.
Feldstein says don’t make the Bush tax cuts permanent

Conservative economist Martin Feldstein argues that extending the Bush tax cuts for two years would provide time for a reexamination of the tax code before 2012. The Obama administration should take note.
Tea party’s biggest concern isn’t Obama’s agenda

Beyond the tea party's antigovernment slogans lies white angst over lost political power.
Gallery: Supreme Court Justices with no prior judicial experience
A history of false starts for US energy independence

Throughout America's history of seeking energy independence, there have been many false starts. Here is a list of the eight most public, and memorable false starts.
Henry Kissinger: US and Russia should share anti-Iran missile defense

A Q&A with Henry Kissinger
Tax returns: Is Obama highest earning president ever?

President and Michelle Obama earned $5.5 million in 2009, the highest total ever reported by a presidential couple. But some of the richest presidents never released their tax returns.
Stevens retirement gives Obama second Supreme Court pick

John Paul Stevens, the longest serving Supreme Court justice, plans to leave the bench in June. The Stevens retirement allows President Obama to name a second high court justice, opening the way for a likely confirmation battle.
In Pictures: Presidential first pitches
Should the Vatican have adopted US reforms on sex abuse?

Following revelations about sexual abuse, the Catholic Church in the United States adopted a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ and mandatory reporting. Could Pope Benedict XVI have avoided his current difficulties if the Vatican had taken the same path?