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Test your Gangnam style?
Pop music sensation Psy has taught his signature horsey dance to everyone from the UN’s Ban Ki-moon to Britney Spears. But how much do you know about the artist?
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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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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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British government publishes Twitter guidelines
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A bow of reverence
When a life's work is greeted by deep appreciation in the final curtain call.
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The question of race and a more solid brotherhood
A Christian Science perspective.
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Israel sees more US 'understanding' on Iran's nukes
Defense Secretary Robert Gates reassured Israelis that the offer to talk to Tehran isn't open-ended, but some caution that Obama's basic policy on the issue has not changed.
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Obama cites that great Chinese philosopher, Yao Ming
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For Palin, Act I closes, exit stage right
She resigned as Alaska's governor Sunday with her typical populist flare, blasting the president's policies and the press. But details of her future remain a mystery.
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Gibbs: Glass more than half full on healthcare
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Opinion: On Iran, Bush and Obama were both right
Their bad-cop/good-cop combination appears to have worked remarkably well in weakening the hard-line regime.
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Opinion: A carbon protection racket
The Waxman-Markey bill's 'international offsets' amount to paying polluting countries not to pollute.
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Obama's China task: Fix imbalanced trade ties
The old model of Americans consumers buying up Chinese goods isn't working. Where the relationship goes from here could effect the pace of a global recovery.
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What the housing turnaround will look like
Cape Coral, Fla., not long ago one of the foreclosure capitals of America, is now seeing a rebound as home prices hit once-in-a-generation lows.
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Has Bernanke lost Fed's war for independence?
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New-home sales up, prices down in US and abroad
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New ideas on how to hunt for alien life
Column: Looking at hills and valleys on Earth, scientists spot clues on how life affects the land.
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New class of galaxies: small, green, and bursting with new stars
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Maliki teams with US universities to rebuild Iraqi education
Iraq plans to send 50,000 students abroad for advanced studies over the next five years to bolster its once highly respected educational system.
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Military signals softening in Honduras crisis
Exiled President Zelaya has set up camp on the Nicaraguan border to keep up pressure on interim government.
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Envoy Mitchell kicks off Mideast peace push
In Syria, Mitchell said peace between Israel and Syria was a 'near-term goal.' Syrian, Israeli, Egyptian, and Palestinian leaders are meeting with the special envoy, who will be joined by Defense Secretary Gates and other high-level US officials.
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Can doctors be convicted for prescription drug deaths?
New reports suggest that Michael Jackson's doctor is now being investigated in a manslaughter probe.
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How Cambridge police stared down a president
The police union's combative press conference Friday was an example of how the profession closes ranks in times of trouble.
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Beyond Gates arrest, a growth of police power
Arrests of those who challenge police authority are not uncommon, say civil libertarians.
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Delayed offensive wears at Pakistan's antiterror credibility
US envoy Richard Holbrooke Thursday defended the military, which has been launching 'softening up' operations in South Waziristan for more than a month.
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Kurdistan: Why it could spark new front in Iraq war
The region, which has increasingly been at odds with Baghdad, holds elections Saturday for a new regional government.
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Suu Kyi trial resumes as spotlight leaves Burma
It picked up again one day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the democracy leader's release at a summit in Thailand.
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US ally Kyrgyzstan holds Soviet-style election
As host to a key US air base – used to support troops in Afghanistan – the country may feel little pressure to address electoral and human rights abuses.
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