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Justice Department opens IRS probe [Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA)]

Justice Department opens IRS probe [Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA)]

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied ...

Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper

Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and KARL RITTER CARACAS, Venezuela - First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running ...

Cyclone Mahasen batters Bangladesh; 1 million flee

Cyclone Mahasen batters Bangladesh; 1 million flee

By FARID HOSSAIN COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages ...

Senators in talks on high-tech visas

Senators in talks on high-tech visas

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is pursuing closed-door negotiations with other key senators to ease requirements that high-tech companies first offer jobs to ...


National

Dems’ Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Dems’ Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

By BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT ATLANTA – Republicans aren’t the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects…

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IRS probe ignored most influential groups

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON – There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups. The nation’s tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller…

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International

Syria’s Assad says he won’t step down

Syria’s Assad says he won’t step down

By KARIN LAUB BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won’t step down before elections are held, rejecting a demand by the country’s opposition…

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Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

By MALIN RISING MALMO, Sweden – An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers’ favorite to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features…

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Books and Culture

Strauss Vs Nietzsche: The Problem of Christianity Within Modernity

Strauss Vs Nietzsche: The Problem of Christianity Within Modernity

There has been a tradition of scholarship on Leo Strauss that has emphasized his philosophical kinship with Nietzsche. some have used this comparison as means to criticize Strauss’ project as…

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Review Of Rod Dreher’s The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming

Review Of Rod Dreher’s The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming

Rod Dreher, by his own admission in “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming,” was a geeky bookworm who never quite fit in his small Louisiana hometown. His younger sister, Ruthie,…

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Science & Technology

Fresno hitchhiker Kai, sought in New Jersey slaying, is arrested

Fresno hitchhiker Kai, sought in New Jersey slaying, is arrested

May 16–From hero and Internet sensation to murder suspect, the spotlight has shifted quickly and not in a good way for the man known as Kai. Kai, whose real name…

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Internet star Kai arrested on N.J. murder charge

Internet star Kai arrested on N.J. murder charge

May 17–CLARK, N.J. — A homeless drifter who says he is from Raleigh County and who gained national attention after police said he stopped an attacker in California, has been…

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Other Recent Posts

Afghan lawmakers block law on women’s rights

Afghan lawmakers block law on women’s rights

By KAY JOHNSON KABUL, Afghanistan – Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women’s freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles…

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AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

By ERIKA KINETZ and MATTHEW PENNINGTON YANGON, Myanmar – If you’re American and want to do business in Myanmar, there’s a list of people and companies you have to steer…

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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

By The Associated Press CANNES, France – Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: REV RUN, KING OF … DJs? Rev Run is one of…

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Merkel and Francis talk about a  ‘strong’ Europe

Merkel and Francis talk about a ‘strong’ Europe

VATICAN CITY – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, has discussed with Pope Francis how Europe’s economy should better serve people. Merkel…

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