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The right way to investigate the IRS
The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of tax-exempt groups based on their political leanings has prompted investigations by at least four congressional committees and the Justice Department. The acting head of the IRS has been...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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Best-selling author, outspoken Rev. Greeley dies
The Rev. Andrew Greeley, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling author and longtime Chicago newspaper columnist who even criticized the hierarchy of his own church over the child sex abuse scandal, has died. He was 85. His longtime publicist,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Social Sciences, Sociology, University of Chicago, Arts and Culture
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Critics fret over doubling of campaign-cash cap
The size of campaign contributions that flow into city and county races across Florida will double this fall, a change that critics say gives deep-pocketed donors even more sway over local elections. For all but the top statewide contests, the...
Tags: Local Government, Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, David Simmons, Orange County (Florida)
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GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket
The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...
Tags: Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Douglas F. Gansler, U.S. Congress, Political Candidates
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New Barry L. Miller Foundation helps Fringe Festival in big way
The Orlando Fringe Festival is a big beneficiary of the new Barry L. Miller Foundation for Arts and Education — to the tune of $10,000. Miller, an Orlando attorney for 30 years, established his foundation through the Community Foundation of...
Tags: Orlando, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Music, Economy, Business and Finance
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Odds falling on casino expansion
— Efforts to expand Illinois casino gambling are losing ground at the Capitol as the plan's new sponsor clashes with Gov. Pat Quinn, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle angles for a piece of the action. Rep. Robert Rita, who started...
Tags: Cook County Government, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Regional Authority, Illinois Governor
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Few turn out for city elections
The names of Tom Agnitsch and Patrick Lapka were misspelled in a previous version of this story. It has been revised to correct the errors. Aberdeen voters selected Alan Johnson and Rob Ronayne to fill the two open seats in the City Council election on...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Elections, Local Elections, Productivity, Dwayne Johnson
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Money race for 2016 already underway
PARK CITY, Utah — The field for the 2016 presidential race has yet to take shape, but over private dinners and meetings, and at an intimate retreat this week hosted by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, the underground money race on the Republican side...
Tags: Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton, Political Candidates, Travel, Government
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Council selects charter committee members
The Costa Mesa City Council selected 13 members Tuesday night for a committee that will draft a charter, which is essentially a city constitution, over the next several months. The group is tentatively scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. the second and fourth...Tags: Primaries, Elections, Politics, Small Businesses
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Pritzker nomination gaining momentum
Tribune reporterThe prospect of Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker taking the top job at the Commerce Department gained momentum Thursday, two weeks after her strong showing at a nomination hearing in the Senate. Pritzker, 54, tapped by President Barack Obama, is a...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, John Thune, PlayStation Portable
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Falling out of love with Obama
If he is not careful, President Barack Obama is in danger of becoming viewed as just another president, a damaging transformation in the image of a man who sailed to office on a wind of big promise. This settled on me in a college classroom near the end...
Tags: Military Equipment, Teaching and Learning, George W. Bush, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Education
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Battered by corruption, Cudahy pleads for state audit
City leaders in scandal-battered Cudahy are asking the state to audit the city's finances and internal controls in the wake of a series of city hall bribery arrests. Last year, three officials in the working-poor L.A. County city -- including two long-...
Tags: Corporate Crime, FBI, Accounting and Auditing, John Chiang, Finance
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