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Commencement 2013: A sampling of advice to this year's college grads
Here are some memorable excerpts from this spring's college commencement addresses.
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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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Briefing 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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Opinion 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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Courts divided on police use of GPS tracking
Two recent, divergent court rulings on warrantless tracking suggest new technologies are straining old privacy standards.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Do you get the Millennial Generation?
Until recently, MTV didn't – and paid a price. Millennial values, typefied in "The Devil Wears Prada," may surprise you.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Who will pay for mounting federal and trade deficits?
Our children and grandchildren, yes. But the running trade deficit gets a little trickier.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Why green-power premiums may fade
Pricier options may become obsolete if government requires utilities to bring more renewables on line.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Wi-Fi hits the highway
In-car wireless puts some auto-buyers online. Will it drive them to distraction?
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
In breakaway Somaliland, a bid to be stable regional citizen
The unrecognized territory hosts tens of thousands of Somali refugees and is trying and imprisoning pirates.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
To probe detainee abuse, Congress leans toward outsourcing
Success of the 9/11 commission means lawmakers often punt toughest investigations to independent bodies – despite some internal resistance.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
Is Cheney helping or hurting the GOP?
The former vice president is charging hard in defense of Bush-era antiterror policies, but some party analysts say other Republican voices need to emerge.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
New round of foreclosures delivers blow to recovery
Foreclosures hit new highs in April and more are expected in months ahead.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
New study: Less sea rise expected from possible Antarctic melt
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
Cobra II
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
Pope's urging brings Gaza blockade to forefront
With no clear guidelines for what Israel will allow in, aid groups have run into trouble with everything from 90 tons of pasta to nutritional bars mistranslated as steel bars.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security US 'Afpak' strategy troubles some in US and Pakistan
American lawmakers say they haven't been briefed on plans, as some in Pakistan describe the administration as 'confused.'
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Why Washington doesn't want your protest
Your cause is likely to get a better hearing in your hometown anyway.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Only 3 percent of stimulus spent so far
The money was intended to be spent quickly. But in the three months since the bill was passed, only a few programs have received a significant bump.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Palin announces new book - but will it be banned?
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Obama puts Israel at risk
As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's lineup: Taliban PR, pope's trip, Florida builders
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans
Free, online lectures and course materials offer Ivy-League classes to everyone.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Diplomatic memos reveal Chinese effort to block Guantánamo prisoner's asylum bid
The US has cleared the Uighur prisoners at Gitmo of wrongdoing, but China calls them "terrorists." Seventeen Uighurs are seeking political asylum in Sweden, Canada, the US, and Germany.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace
It chaired a special meeting Monday of the Security Council that endorsed the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow this year.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Poll: Pakistanis worried about Taliban, economy
The survey found only 10 percent of the population is worried about terrorism, but 69 percent said the Taliban and Al Qaeda were a problem.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Florida's Crist to run for US Senate
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
US rejoins UN’s human rights forum
Bush had shunned it as an ineffective dictators' club. Obama's team pledges to work from within to 'improve' it.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Gates ousts US commander in Afghanistan, saying 'we must do better'
The man he wants for the post, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is deeply versed in special operations.
05/12/2009 01:00 am
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