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John F. Brinson: U.S. fighting world war against a political ideology
World War I was everybody versus Germany and Austria (1914-18). World War II was everybody versus Germany, Italy and Japan (1939-45.) World War III was the Cold War, with everybody versus the Soviet communist empire (1947-91). World War IV began in 1979...
Tags: Sociology, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Latest Arkansas news, sports, business and entertainment
SHOFFNER ARRESTED Arkansas treasurer remains in Pulaski County Jail LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner is to appear in federal court to answer federal extortion charges but authorities are withholding details about the...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Gun Control, Arkansas State University
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Arkansas Best freezes nonunion pensions, move affects 3,700 employees of Fort Smith company
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. says it is freezing its pension plan for employees who are not in a union. The trucking company announced the move in a regulatory filing on Friday. The freeze includes executive-level...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Career and Workplace, Arkansas Best Corporation, Employees
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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How the IRS spun out of control
WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...
Tags: Taxation, Justice System, Politics, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?
Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall, Politics, Garry McCarthy, Career and Workplace
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Taxation, Justice System, John J Cullerton, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries
SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...
Tags: AFSCME, Interior Policy, Politics, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Letters: A perfect storm in politics
Re "501(c)(4)s are the real IRS scandal," Column, May 15 Michael Hiltzik is right. The IRS should put every tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization under a microscope. Vague tax rules, the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and the absurd cost of...Tags: Taxation, Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Internal Revenue Service
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Taxation, Justice System, Politics, Lawyers, Judges
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Latest Missouri news, sports, business and entertainment
CONCEALED WEAPONS Mo. bill would let sheriffs print gun permits JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers want county sheriffs rather than the state Revenue Department to print concealed weapons permits. The Senate passed legislation 24-5...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Politics, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Museums
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