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IRS report details targeting of conservative groups
As the U.S. Attorney General ordered a criminal probe into how the IRS targeted more conservative groups, a newly released report detailed how one unit at the tax agency created a "Be On the Lookout" list for tea party type groups applying for tax exempt status. The Inspector General that ...
FBI posts photo of three from Benghazi
As the political battle over the deaths of four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya was heating up again in Washington, D.C., the FBI on Wednesday released pictures of three men who were at the U.S. compound that was attacked on September 11, 2012, looking for clues on those responsible ...
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
Juvenile-justice corrections program trains dogs, youths
At age 13, Jacqueline firmly tells Simply, a dachshund-Chihuahua mix, to heel, stay, then pray. The tan-colored little hound follows each command, then gives her young trainer a “high five.” Simply gets a treat. Jacqueline gets a lesson about life. “She’s taught me how not to give up on myself,” ...
The non-United States of America
Citizens in all 50 states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. So what would the map look like if everyone decided to become their own country? We have the answer.
Storm damage versus the campaign trail
From Detroit, Michigan - It will be interesting to see if Wednesday becomes a pivotal day in the campaign for the White House as President Obama goes to New Jersey to tour damage from Hurricane Sandy and Republican Mitt Romney resumes full campaigning with three stops in Florida. The White ...
Fitzmaurice steps down as film commissioner
Evan Fitzmaurice has stepped down as interim director of the Texas Film Commission, the American-Statesman learned Thursday. The governor's office, which oversees the commission, is seeking a replacement, a spokeswoman said.Fitzmaurice, who took the reins at the film commission in 2010 in the wake of the departure of Bob Hudgins, ...
Santorum Delegate Troubles
From Canton, Ohio - Super Tuesday might not be so Super for Rick Santorum here in the Buckeye State even if he wins the popular vote in Ohio, because he won't be eligible for as many as 18 GOP delegates, as his organization failed to file full delegate slates for ...
Man burns New Jersey flag over tribute to Whitney Houston
A Michigan man burned the NJ state flag in protest of Governor Chris Christie's decision to lower flags to half mast in honor of Houston.
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