Topic: The White House
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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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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?
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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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Think you know the White House? Take our quiz.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the most famous addresses in the world, but how much do you really know about America's executive mansion and its presidential inhabitants?
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Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman to join Milli Vanilli?
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Hey, Obamas! Is this your dog?
An Alabama underdog runs for the White House.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Listen to a new CD of soulful Portuguese songs, watch tiny tough butterflies migrate south, see the president's flying office Air Force One from the inside, and more.
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Obama's Mideast envoy George Mitchell brings patience, resolve
In Northern Ireland, he 'failed' 700 times but ultimately secured a deal in 1998 after decades of hatred and violence.
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US Ambassador warns of 'precipitious' US exit from Iraq
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New White House press secretary's first time in the hot seat
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Obama moves to overhaul 'war on terror' practices
In three executive orders signed Thursday, he departs sharply from Bush's policies on Guantanamo, CIA prisons, and harsh interrogation tactics.
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Obama's first big moves
His first acts – including an order to close Guantánamo Bay – seek to signal change.
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With Obama, what change for Mideast?
On Thursday he named George Mitchell as a special envoy, and he has already signaled that the US will reengage the region.
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Obama takes another oath of office (just to be sure)
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Obama's first day on the job
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Obama wins the BlackBerry war
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Joe Biden - making jokes, irritating Obama
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New refinance boomlet may lift economy, a bit
Low mortgage rates act as a gentle spur, but they're not enough to revive the housing market.
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Taliban warn Obama: Leave Afghanistan
Analysts say the war will be one of the new president's toughest challenges.
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Obama calls Middle Eastern leaders and engages on Gaza
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Barack Obama’s first moments in the Oval Office as President
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Opinion: Obama's election network can transform US consumer culture
Our sense of entitlement may ingrained, but change is possible.
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What Alabama school kids take home from the inaugural
They revel in the magnitude and minutiae of a historic moment – clasped hands and fluttering flags, soaring rhetoric and rainbow-hued crowds.
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Who's cookin' in the White House?
Does it matter who serves as chef to the Obamas?
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Barack Obama's protocol-rich ride to the Capitol
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What Obama’s inaugural speech achieved – and what it didn’t
It was deft. It was dignified. It also aimed to lower Americans’ expectations for better times soon.
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Obama and Biden go to pre-inaugural church service
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Inauguration signals new era - World War II vet 'knew it would come'
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