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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking...Tags: Barack Obama, Jack Lew, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Jay Carney
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Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
Reuters* Governor doubts Navalny harmed Kirov region * Putin foe faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted * Navalny says testimony unlikely to bring acquittal KIROV, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against...Tags: Judges, Politics, Prosecution, Russia, Political Corruption
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Bernanke's prepared testimony to Joint Economic Committee
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Brady, Vice Chair Klobuchar, and other members of the...Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, Market and Exchange, Credit Ratings, Labor Markets
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Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading
After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of pot dispensaries in the city was leading in early returns Tuesday. Proposition D would reduce the...
Tags: Politics, Voting, Litigation, Trials, Health Treatments
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Savings from Senate pension plan cut by half
— Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform proposal would slice only about half of what he estimated it would immediately cut from the state's nearly $100 billion retirement system debt, a development that could boost chances for the rival...
Tags: Tom Cross, Politics, Interior Policy, John J Cullerton, Charter Schools
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SocGen moves to fire Rosbank CEO after arrest
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale said on Wednesday that it was moving to dismiss its top Russian executive days after his shock arrest on bribery charges. The decision by Russian subsidiary Rosbank's board to fire its head, Vladimir Golubkov, after his...Tags: Corporate Officers, Russia, Police Arrests, Economy, Business and Finance, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
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WRAPUP 1-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Taxation, Services and Shopping, Career and Workplace
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Hartford School Board Appoints Four School Principals; Postpones A Fifth After Union Concerns
The Hartford CourantThe board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals Tuesday night, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design. But in a rare move, the...Tags: Politics, East Hartford, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Teachers, Dwayne Johnson
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Low teacher pay in Lake drives off best and brightest
As a semi-retired teacher who went from one thankless job (law enforcement) to another part time, I can emphatically endorse Lauren Ritchie's assertions in her column Wednesday regarding teacher salaries driving off the best and the brightest people....Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
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Summer jobs ready to dig up
If you're looking for a job — whether you're a student or not — you shouldn't have much trouble finding employment in Aberdeen. Dan Thielsen of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation said there are jobs available this summer....
Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resource Industry, Employment, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Organic Valley: Big business in tiny towns
La Crosse Tribune, Wis.In 2003, when the farmer's cooperative behind Organic Valley decided to invest in a new headquarters, company leaders brainstormed a location. Some of the more obvious choices for a growing multimillion dollar business in western Wisconsin were off...Tags: Highway Transportation, Employment, Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance, House Building
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Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Seattle TimesFormer state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...Tags: Politics, Feminism, Government, Executive Branch, Elections
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