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Allan Powell: A close look at the corporation
Many will be puzzled at the suggestion that corporations — the source of so many products and services — should be reined in seriously to regain control of an unruly critter. Indeed, there are those who think that some corporations, such as...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elizabeth II, John Paul Stevens, Politics, Elections
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On the campaign trail
Potential Congressional candidate picks up endorsements
State Sen. Robert J. Garagiola hasn’t committed yet to running for the 6th District Congress seat, yet on Monday, his campaign released a list of 17 Democratic state senators and delegates...Tags: Rick Perry, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., File Sharing, Government, Rudy Giuliani
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Amy Klobuchar, Justice and Rights, Washington, DC, Hospitals and Clinics
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SPIN METER: House GOP raps Dems for taking IRS union cash, but Republicans took the money, too
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue...Tags: Unions, Internal Revenue Service, Shelley Moore Capito, Taxation, Washington, DC
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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: Interior Policy, Legal Services, Internal Revenue Service, Laws, Taxation
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Joe Biden, Political Fundraising, FBI, Lawyers
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Deja vu: Sestak vs. Toomey
WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch. The retired Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County announced Tuesday via email blast that he's formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak, a...
Tags: Interior Policy, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Government, Arlen Specter
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Sestak preps for Toomey rematch in 2016
Call Washington BureauThe Admiral is readying for a rematch. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who has played it coy since his narrow loss to Pat Toomey in the grueling 2010 Senate race, announced Tuesday morning by email that he's formed an exploratory committee to run again for...Tags: Primaries, Republican Party, Joe Sestak, Politics, Elections
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Jackson Jr. could face new troubles over financial disclosure
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Already looking at a possible prison term, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could face new trouble over his apparent failure to file a financial disclosure report that is required when lawmakers leave the House. Meantime, his campaign...Tags: Justice System, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Punishment
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Bob Dold wants his House seat back
Tribune reporterAfter losing a close, costly election in November, Republican Bob Dold wants to reclaim a U.S. House seat in north suburbs from freshman Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider. Dold, 43, elected to Congress in 2010 and defeated in 2012, has written backers...Tags: Politics, Paul Ryan, Robert Dold, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage
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Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former head of West Virginia's Democratic Party is running for Congress. Nick Casey has filed with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate in the state's 2nd U.S. House District. BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) —...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress
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SEC and political spending
When the Supreme Court — in our view wrongly — ruled that corporations had a constitutional right to spend their money to influence elections, it also said that disclosure of such expenditures "permits citizens and shareholders to react to the...
Tags: Political Fundraising, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics, Elections
Dec 16, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
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May 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 8, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
|Story| AP West Virginia
May 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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