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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of taking at least $ 36,000 in cash — sometimes stashed in a pie box — from a broker who later came to manage a large share of the state's $ 3.3 billion investment portfolio. Tweet This Post
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Search and rescue continues after Oklahoma tornado amid conflicting fatality reports
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
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No Comments »Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Tweet This Post
Anthony Weiner spotted filming a campaign ad amid rumors of NYC mayoral run
Posted by admin on May 16th, 2013
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is apparently close to making his run for New York City mayor official. According to WNBC-TV, the former congressman was spotted filming what appeared to be a campaign ad on the front steps of his childhood home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Thursday. Weiner was joined by his wife, Huma Abedin, [...]
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Posted by admin on May 16th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — As second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. Tweet This Post
Obama tries to regain control amid controversies
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama has released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. Tweet This Post
India railway minister quits amid graft allegations: TV channels
Posted by admin on May 10th, 2013
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resigned on Friday, two Indian television channels reported, dealing a fresh blow to the scandal-weakened government as it limps toward elections. The resignation came just days after police arrested Bansal’s nephew for accepting a bribe. Officials in the ruling Congress party had said the case [...]
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Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A few dozen words rushed into law days after the September 11, 2001, attacks have been used to justify U.S. counterterrorism efforts from the war in Afghanistan to warrantless wiretapping and drone strikes, all on orders of the White House – and with little congressional oversight. Now, as criticism [...]
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Posted by admin on April 17th, 2013
Mark Sanford today lost significant support from national Republicans, shortly after his former wife’s trespass allegations became public. Attempting a comeback after the affair scandal that derailed his South Carolina governorship in 2011, Sanford is now running for the Charleston-area House seat he represented in… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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Posted by admin on April 12th, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could spur Pyongyang into another headline-seeking provocation. Tweet This Post
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