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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.
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Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile

President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
Who handled Major League Baseball’s ceremonial first-pitch honors in 2013?

One of the most anticipated moments of any baseball season occurs when ceremonial first pitches are thrown at each of 30 major-league ballparks. Often the identity of the persons or persons doing the honors is kept a secret until the last minute. Here’s the lineup of the 2013 VIPs:
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Overwhelmingly popular Michelle Obama heads to West Coast
CIA to Obama: Keep interrogations secret

Is the agency urging secrecy to prevent embarrassing disclosures or to protect counterterrorism operations?
PETA condemns Obama for murdering innocent fly
Opinion: A nuclear-free world? Not yet.

Obama is right to seek reductions. But nukes are still fundamental to deterrence.
Who wins, who loses in GM bankruptcy

The former auto giant gets a new lease on life, car buyers stand to gain, but President Obama’s popularity could take a big hit.
N. Korea threatens strike after US-S. Korea summit

In South, decisive tone of 'joint vision' is seen as sending a strong message to the North.
Barack Obama's Fathers’ Day message
If US Navy confronts North Korean ships on high seas, what next?

Other countries, too, are part of the effort to block the transport of nuclear materials.
Obama move on same-sex benefits: small costs, big politics
Obama's offshore tax reforms prompt jitters in Ireland

Closing a corporate tax loophole could yield $60 billion for the US, but it threatens to undermine an already weak Irish economy.
On White House visitor list, Obama’s 'transparency' is murky

Critics say the president is acting like Bush by preventing visitor logs from becoming public.
Obama and Lee Myung-bak both condemn North Korea
Former White House Press Secretary Brady visits briefing room
Obama "struggling" to control smoking habit

As he decries the “harmful, addictive, and often deadly effects of tobacco products,” Obama continues his fight to quit.
Harvest time at Michelle Obama’s garden
In amazing show of athleticism, Obama kills housefly in mid-air
Does Obama still want to engage Iran?

The administration's cautious response to the disputed elections reflects the reality that Ahmadinejad may remain president – and Iran's nuclear policy is unlikely to change even if he doesn't.
US, S. Korea pledge solidarity against nuclear North

The international community will not back down in the face of North Korea's threats, the US president says at a White House meeting Tuesday.
Obama expected to assure South Korea of US protection from the North

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak arrives in Washington today seeking a guarantee of American nuclear defense from possible North Korean aggression.
How the elite print press blew Iraq war coverage
Three conservative reviews of Obama's healthcare reforms

Too much government involvement in private medical decisions, say some critics. Too scanty on the details, charges another.
Obama to doctors: Let’s work together on reform

By addressing the American Medical Association Monday, Obama is trying to woo a group that was central to defeating healthcare reform 16 years ago.
GOP weakened by demographic, political forces

Experts say changing geographic and demographic trends are further endangering an already-beleaguered Republican party.
Obama's spending plans may pose political risks

Will adding $9 trillion to the deficit become a political liability for Democrats in 2010 midterm elections?
Panetta versus Cheney? Media loses its collective minds...