By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was inappropriately scrutinizing conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status said Tuesday that he intentionally kept himself in the dark about those kinds of decisions because he thought, as a political appointee, he should keep his distance. Published May 21, 2013 Comments
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
The White House revealed that it had even deeper knowledge of the IRS scandal than it first let on when press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that a top aide to President Obama talked with a Treasury Department official about how to break the news of the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups. Published May 21, 2013 Comments
By Charles Hurt
You know you are a serious societal pestilence when even politicians can kick you around. Which is why the Senate Finance Committee called Steven Miller, former acting IRS commissioner, to testify about the agency’s scheme targeting conservatives for tax punishment. Published May 21, 2013 Comments
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Crowds jammed onto the sidewalks in front of more than a dozen Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide Tuesday to protest the agency’s targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
An attorney for the high-ranking IRS official who ignited the agency’s political targeting scandal with a public apology this month plans to invoke her right to remain silent instead of answering questions from top House investigators on Wednesday. Published May 21, 2013 Comments
By Alex Veiga - Associated Press
Americans got better about paying their credit-card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period during which many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt. Published May 21, 2013
By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
The White House admitted Monday that more officials — including top aides — knew about IRS abuses in targeting conservative groups than the administration had previously acknowledged. Published May 20, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Yahoo Inc. promised Monday "not to screw up" Tumblr's reputation for "cool" when it takes over — even as many of the trendy social network's 300 million users took to the site to complain about just that possibility. Published May 20, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Yahoo's board of directors approved an offer to buy the ailing Tumblr company for $1.1 billion in cash. Published May 20, 2013
By Steve Rothwell - Associated Press
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By Joe McDonald - Associated Press
A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Published May 20, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Poor people are leaving the cities behind and heading to the suburbs, a new report from The Brookings Institution finds. Published May 20, 2013
By Joshua Freed - Associated Press
United Airlines is getting its Boeing 787s back in the air. Published May 20, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Makeup companies have a new revenue stream: men. Published May 20, 2013
