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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
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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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.
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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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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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Palin's decision to resign: Is it smart?
Some analysts say her political career is over. Others say she will be in a better position now to run for national office.
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Opinion: Allow procrastinators to vote, too
America desperately needs more voters. Election Day registration will help.
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Can government be trusted to steer a GM bankruptcy?
The Obama team is helping to push the automaker's debt holders, unions, and executives toward tough choices, but the risks of intervention are many.
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Opinion: Republicans need fresh ideas, not a savior
The GOP could rebuild by grooming conceptual thinkers in foreign policy.
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Government's role in economy getting too big?
The US may have headed off a deeper recession by investing hundreds of billions into major companies. But it drives up deficits and creates uncertainty among investors.
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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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Shhhh... Joe Biden ditches work for baseball game in Baltimore
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The Monitor's View: Obama's Afghan plan: Leave Al Qaeda to others
Despite the surge, he wants others to take over and to ease the US out.
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Did 'Israel lobby' block Obama's pick for intelligence czar?
Charles Freeman, nominee for chair of the National Intelligence Council, blames pro-Israeli lobbyists for scuttling his nomination.
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Review: 'Watchmen'
Intensely violent superhero movie is a film noir for comic-book geeks.
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Obama off to Canada to tighten ties
In Canada, the president's first foreign destination, the focus will be on rebuilding a deep alliance. Differences loom however, on climate change, protectionism, and troops in Afghanistan.
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Illinois’s Gov. Pat Quinn faces a daunting to-do list
Blagojevich's replacement, known as populist with an unassuming manner, has inherited a state government in crisis.
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Opinion: An Apollo program for US energy?
History shows that massive federal support for alternative-energy projects could be a massive waste of money.
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Under Obama’s energy plan, cars would be cleaner but costlier
The president called for tougher fuel-efficiency standards Monday and may let states regulate vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases.
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A green tint to Obama's inaugural address
In his call to "begin again the remaking of America" in his inaugural address Tuesday, President Barack Obama placed a high priority on energy, climate, and the stark inequalities in consumption between rich and poor nations.
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Opinion: For Obama and other public servants, three tests of integrity
To halt the erosion of public trust, we must restore covenantal ideals.
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Bush's swan song: Pride in country, few regrets
In his final address to the nation, he reviews his accomplishments with a sense of wistfulness.
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Presidents and sports: How does Obama stack up?
The president-elect, an avid basketball player, has a good jump shot. Bill Clinton was creative with his scoring on the golf course. Richard Nixon liked bowling, while Herbert Hoover was a fanatical trout fisherman.
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Obama's speech: An inaugural past not hard to surpass
Many inaugural addresses have droned on, dwelling on Roman history or forgotten legislative quarrels.
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For kids: Name that president
Test your knowledge. Can you answer these questions about the presidents of the United States?
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Opinion: Why doesn't Bush get more credit?
His bold efforts for freedom were met with scorn.
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A World of Trouble
New York Times correspondent Patrick Tyler analyzes 50 years of US policy in the Mideast.
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Waking Giant: America in the Years of Jackson
A lively look at 1815-1848, America's coming-of-age era.
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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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Blagojevich case is part of feds’ focus on graft
The FBI is probing some 2,500 public corruption cases – a 50 percent jump since 2003.
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