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EDITORIAL: Justice Department's journalistic dragnet
The Philadelphia InquirerObama administration is starting to make extraordinary abuses of power look ordinary. Hard on the heels of the revelation of an IRS crackdown on conservative groups comes news that federal prosecutors orchestrated a roundup of journalists' telephone...Tags: Barack Obama, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice System, U.S. Congress, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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FLASHBACK: 'O . . . merry month of May'
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.ONCE UPON A TIME, a bevy of beauties gathered 'round to welcome spring in a wooded grove dappled by sunlight peeking through the branches. They looked like princesses, their elegant gowns flowing to the ground, bouquets clasped in their hands. But...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Students, Once Upon a Time (tv program), Teaching and Learning
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Greener Cities Will Push Cars To The Curb
What will our cities look like by mid-century as America's population expands a projected 36 percent, to some 440 million? Will they be more livable, green, vibrant? Can we do away with our tons of city-based industrial wastelands and remake our low-...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Car Safety Tips and Advice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Environmental Issues, Population
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EDITORIAL: IRS's power requires great responsibility
The Philadelphia InquirerInternal Revenue Service has found itself at the other end of an audit, and rightly so. The recent revelation that the agency targeted conservative groups for heightened scrutiny raises the specter of misuse of one of government's greatest powers --...Tags: Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement
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Watergate's lessons seem to be forgotten
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to … cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a...
Tags: Benghazi, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Richard Nixon
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Holder enfrenta dura audiencia en el Congreso sobre escándalos del IRS y AP
EFEEl secretario de Justicia y fiscal general de EEUU, Eric Holder, se enfrenta hoy a una audiencia parlamentaria en la que le preguntarán acerca de los últimos escándalos que afectan a la Administración: la incautación de llamadas telefónicas de periodistas...Tags: Taxation, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Politics
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Cannes keeps being film industry's place to be
— It's been 42 years since I first covered the Cannes Film Festival. Arriving on the French Riviera this week, I was struck by how Cannes has remained the quintessential place for film, despite enormous changes in the cinema landscape. Cannes...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Jack Nicholson, Festive Events, France, Film Festivals
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Harper's intensity carries risks as well
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Bryce Harper brings the kind of intensity that few players have nowadays. That's a good thing. But it also can be dangerous. He sat out Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers, and manager...Tags: Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Jordan Zimmermann
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Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced
As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...
Tags: Journalism, Awards and Prizes, Manhattan (New York City), Kent County, Graduation
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Poll: McDonnell's job approval rating slips
The Virginian-PilotAlthough Gov. Bob McDonnell's job approval numbers have declined to their lowest point in two years according to a new poll, his reputation doesn't seem seriously damaged by questions swirling around his relationship to a political donor who's given gifts...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Star Scientific Incorporated, Mark R. Warner, Elections
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Experts differ on Trayvon's, Zimmerman's voice in 911 screams
Two new reports from state audio experts give different conclusions about the voice screaming for help just before 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot: One said it was Trayvon. The other said some cries more likely came from his shooter. It remains to...
Tags: Litigation, Justice System, Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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DOT: 'Enforce the law? Who, us?'
Despite having authority to regulate airline fees on international tickets, the U.S. Department of Transportation decided on Nov. 6, 2012 not to enforce its statutory requirement. This decision was in response to a formal July 2, 2012 complaint by...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Trips and Vacations, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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