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Okla. Gov.: We need prayers

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:52:00 -0700

The Politico - By Kevin Robillard - May. 21 - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday that her state will rebuild, and she asked for prayers to aid the rescue and recovery. ”Will we be back? Absolutely. Oklahoma has gone through this a couple times, and we’re resilient, strong, courageous people,” Fa

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How far did PBS go to avoid offending a sponsor?

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New Yorker - By Jane Mayer - May. 20 (News Report) - When Koch joined the boards of WGBH and WNET, it seemed to mark an ideological inroad, enabling him to exert influence over a network with a prominent news operation. Meanwhile, the member stations, by having Koch as a trustee, were inoculating themselves against charges of liberal bias, and positioning themselves to receive substantial new donations.

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Obama: partisan battles in Washington holding back US economy

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - May. 20 (News) - President says US must get beyond 'short-term tactical thinking' and gives highly personal commencement address in Atlanta President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger US economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency. On a trip to Atlanta, Obama did not specifically mention the three controversies that engulfed his administration last week and raised questions as to how much of his second-term agenda he will be able to achieve. His message was clear when he told Democratic donors that an American economic revival is being held back by a "tendency in Washington to put politics ahead of policy, to put the next election ahead of the next generation, and that mindset is what we need to change." Obama's appearance in Atlanta came as he seeks to regain his footing from one of his worst weeks since taking office in early 2009. His Internal Revenue Service was found to have targeted his ...

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Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - May. 20 (News) - New York TimesApple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel FindsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most ...Apple skirts US taxes, panel findsLos Angeles TimesSenators to query Apple on tax sheltersSan Francisco ChronicleApple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panel FindsWall Street JournalNew York Daily News -The Atlantic Wire -PC Magazineall 158 news articles »

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Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri are in bull's-eye

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Dana Ford - May. 19 (Breaking News) - Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, the National Weather Service said.

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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Noam N. Levey, Washington Bureau - May. 19 (Comment) - Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

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President Obama exercises a fluid grip on the levers of power

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Philip Rucker, Peter Wallsten - May. 19 (Comment) - President Obama’s professed ignorance of the targeting of conservatives by one government agency and his support of tracking journalists’ sources by another highlight one of the great paradoxes of his presidency: Sometimes he uses his office as aggressively as anyone who’s held it; other times he seems unacquainted with the work of his own administration. ...

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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Thomas Beaumont - May. 19 (News) - Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

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Apple CEO Cook to Propose Tax Reform for Offshore Cash

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Bloomberg - By Adam Satariano - May. 19 (News) - Apple is facing U.S. government scrutiny after Cook unveiled a plan last month to return $100 billion in cash to shareholders via dividends and buybacks through 2015. Rather than using cash overseas that will be taxed, Apple is borrowing money for the payout, saving as much as $9.2 billion in taxes,

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China Housing Bubble Cools, But Prices Still Higher

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Forbes - By Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor - May. 19 (News Analysis) - China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

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The Media Equation: Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:45:00 -0700

New York Times - By By DAVID CARR - May. 19 - If you were going to look for ground zero in the fight against a rapidly consolidating telecom and cable industry, you might end up on the fifth floor of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. Todd Heisler/The New York Times Susan Crawford, a

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At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules