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Comment: The “Establishment” can never be reformed if politics remains at the centre of it

Source: Left Foot Forward, Nov 25 2012, 3:57am CST

Bill Clinton displayed his political acumen at The Democratic National Convention when he described his foes as simple-minded people, who believe tax reductions for the rich is the answer to almost any conceivabl ...

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2 hours ago

A bipartisan solution to a partisan scandal

Source: Muscatine Journal  |   May 21 2013, 12:18am CDT

The Internal Revenue Service has been the object of jokes for decades. The one that sticks in my mind, because it's relevant, is Jerry Seinfeld's TV character talking about being called in for a tax audit. "Have you ever been au ...

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3 hours ago

As rich gain optimism, lawmakers lose economic urgency

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 20 2013, 11:13pm CDT

Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster — and lawmakers don’t seem worried that voters will punish them for it. There are no serious negotiations underway between the White House and ...

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3 hours ago

The Latest Lie: IRS Targeted Conservatives

Source: Health Care For All   |   May 20 2013, 10:42pm CDT

Remember the video of the guy in the “pimp costume” who got advice from ACORN employees on how to run his prostitution ring? Turns out the whole story was just a lie, a doctored-video smear job on an important or ...

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8 hours ago

David Rivkin and Lee Casey: The IRS and the Drive to Stop Free Speech

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 20 2013, 6:14pm CDT

The unfolding IRS scandal is a symptom, not the disease.For decades, campaign-finance reform zealots have sought to limit core political speech through spending limits and disclosure requirements. More recently, the ...

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8 hours ago

Opinion Line Extra (May 21)

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 20 2013, 5:40pm CDT

The robins were assessing storm damage to their homes in my backyard trees shortly after the clouds had cleared. Perhaps young people will finally realize that they are being played for patsies by the Obama administration. Pres ...

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11 hours ago

Taxing times for Obama

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |   May 20 2013, 3:12pm CDT

Maureen Dowd is a columnist for The New York Times. I went to New York last week to cover the TV presentations for the new season, shows like "Scandal," "Shark Tank" and a faltering "American Idol." I may as ...

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15 hours ago

The IRS and Tax Reform

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 20 2013, 11:09am CDT

By Stephen Moore The cascade of White House scandals has at the very least left President Obama seriously impaired politically. Some members of Congress and political analysts say this may boost the prospects for tax or e ...

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18 hours ago

Has Obama really changed politics?

Source: CNN  |   May 20 2013, 8:27am CDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Jon Stewart expressed frustration of Obama supporters over IRS scandal Obama has not delivered on promises to change Washington, says Julian Zelizer He says Obama, like other reform-minded presidents, chose ...

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1 day ago

‘The Rich’ again rescuing the U.S. economy

Source: NorthJersey.com  |   May 20 2013, 12:07am CDT

It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. It seems that "The Rich" have come to the federal government's aid once again - this time in a big way. I write "once again" because it's "The Rich" that always pay the largest perce ...

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1 day ago

Marc Caputo: IRS does bad job with bad laws

Source: Miami Herald  |   May 19 2013, 5:30pm CDT

Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs. With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats. The U.S. Ho ...

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