NEW YORK — A top human rights organization on Wednesday criticized the Obama administration’s increasing use of drone aircraft for the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas and questioned whether it is legal. Amnesty International, in its global review of human rights issues, said the U.S. drone policy is shrouded in secrecy but the killings [...]
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IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers
By admin on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Comments Off
While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about its members’ prayer meetings, documents sent by an IRS official to the organization reveal. On June 22, 2009, the Coalition for Life of Iowa received a letter from the IRS office in Cincinnati, [...]
Read More...IRA Financial Group Presents Webinar on Retirement Tax Planning…
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Retirement Tax Planning Opportunities for 2013 & Beyond webinar is part of a series of webinars offered by IRA Financial Group. (PRWeb May 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/self-directed/retirement-webinar/prweb10728696.htm Business: Economy
Read More...House group reaches deal on immigration bill
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A bipartisan group of House members announced they had reached a deal “in principle.” USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’
By admin on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue Service application to achieve nonprofit status for a new conservative watchdog group. He submitted the paperwork to the IRS in July 2011 for a research site called Media Trackers, which calls itself a “non-partisan investigative [...]
Read More...Jewish Group: IRS Targeted Us Because ‘They Thought We Might Be Funding Terrorism’
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“Because terrorism happens in Israel.” 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...How your tea party group got added to the IRS’ ‘Be On the Look Out’ list
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
This screen shot is taken from an official review of the Internal Revenue Service’s practices for determining which groups were eligible for tax-exempt status between 2010 and 2012. The report, written by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and obtained by Yahoo News on Tuesday, details missteps the IRS took in targeting certain political [...]
Read More...Factbox – UK mutual The Co-operative Group
By admin on Saturday, May 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest mutual The Co-operative Group, which includes food stores, funeral services and pharmacies – lost the head of its banking arm on Friday after credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the bank’s debt ratings and said it might have to bolster its capital. Here’s a brief look at the Co-op’s history and [...]
Read More...Group of conservatives backs action on immigration
By admin on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — More than two dozen conservative leaders have signed on to a statement supporting action to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws and calling legislation pending in the Senate an “important starting point.” In a statement being released Thursday, the officials say: “Simply opposing immigration reform should not be the conservative response to this problem. [...]
Read More...Group: Iran jails journalists as election looms
By admin on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | Comments Off
Iran has launched a campaign to intimidate and imprison journalists ahead of the June 14 presidential election, according to a new report from a New York-based advocacy group. NBCNews.com: World news
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