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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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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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Briefing
Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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State and city budgets falling fast
Shortfalls are beginning to hit local government services across the country.
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A new economic club of nations
The G-20 summit this weekend will grapple with a global crisis.
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Joe Biden, time for you to choose a pet
Forget Obama’s dog. The vice president should establish his independence with a ferret or bee hive.
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Orientalist paintings take a tour of modern Middle East
Exhibition of 19th-century visions of the 'exotic' Orient recalls the heavy history of colonialism.
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Among Latin leftists, Brazil's moderate Lula leads the way
While President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – a former union firebrand – effortlessly bands together with Latin America's left, he just as easily peels away.
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The Monitor's View: The trust factor in mortgage bailouts
The latest rescue plan for bad mortgages relies on fixing the bond between lenders and borrowers.
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New bailout focus: how to fight foreclosures
The government will help homeowners restructure shaky mortgages financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but partisan debate looms over how to keep up the aid.
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Financial crisis threatens climate-change momentum
Experts fear the credit crunch will discourage governments worldwide from turning to taxpayers for assistance in climate-change efforts.
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China aims to end pessimism with $586 billion economic stimulus package
The money may not jump-start enough domestic spending, but signals to world leaders that China is engaged in resolving the global financial crisis.
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Bush, other leaders to promote interfaith dialogue at UN
The gathering follows a successful Muslim-Catholic forum at the Vatican.
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Supreme Court lifts limits on Navy sonar near whales
The justices said restrictions off the coast of southern California jeopardized national security.
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Report confirms 'shadow war' waged by US special forces
A 2004 classified order authorized the military to attack Al Qaeda operatives around the globe. As many as a dozen raids occurred under this mandate.
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In Latin America, leftist leaders evict US drug warriors
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela push back on US operations.
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Obama’s emerging foreign policy team faces a troubled world
The goal is continuity in international relationships with a clear break from Bush’s approach.
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Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War
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Cheney on the move, in a lower-profile mode
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Obama already holds bully pulpit
He’s moving fast to build his governing team, but wants to avoid endorsing the policies of President Bush, whom he visits Monday.
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The Partnership
The history of Goldman Sachs and its rise from Manhattan basement to ‘global juggernaut.’
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Will Obama change course in the Middle East?
Some Arabs see him as more of an 'honest broker' in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But that conflict may not be a priority.
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For Obama, the economy can't wait
His top priorities are stimulus proposals, the 'G-20' summit, and picking a Treasury chief.
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Opinion: Europe, not the US, can get Russia to behave
Europe must take advantage of its special pull on Russians.
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Opinion: A smarter North Korea policy
It will take a combination of diplomacy and blunt threats.
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Russia warns US of potential new arms race
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he might deploy missiles to 'neutralize' a planned US-backed missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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An economic lift after the vote?
Relief that the election is over could put some consumers in more of a spending mood.
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