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U.S.

I.R.S. Says It Has Lost More Emails

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 6th 2014

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it had lost emails from five more workers who are part of congressional investigations into the treatment of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.

Internal Revenue Service Political Profiling; E-Mail 

Lois Lerner was doing her job.

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World

Since Nazi Occupation, a Fist Raised in Resistance

By LIZ ALDERMAN | Sep 5th 2014

In 1941, Manolis Glezos and a friend ripped the Nazi flag down from the Acropolis in Athens. Now 92, he continues to take to the ramparts as a leftist member of the European Parliament.

World War II (1939-45); European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Holocaust and the Nazi Era 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_Radical_Left

“What I want is to make sure that people can decide their own fate,” Mr. Glezos said.

Germany has forgotten: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Br%C3%BCning

 

http://www.exurbe.com/

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Opinion

Atlantic City’s Next Gamble

By NELSON JOHNSON | Sep 5th 2014

Lessons from the boss of the original boardwalk empire.

Casinos; Gambling; Travel and Vacations 

New Jersey has been about petty politics from the beginning. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey

"In 1702, the two provinces were reunited under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, became the first governor of the colony as a royal colony. Britain believed that he was an ineffective and corrupt ruler, taking bribes and speculating on land. In 1708 he was recalled to England. New Jersey was then ruled by the governors of New York, but this infuriated the settlers of New Jersey, who accused those governors of favoritism to New York. Judge Lewis Morris led the case for a separate governor, and was appointed governor by King George II in 1738."

Atlantic City is a beach resort for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia moved to the suburbs fifty years ago.

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Business Day

Federal Sale of Troubled Mortgages Draws Criticism From Community Groups

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN | Sep 5th 2014

A research report and community groups say that the government should give nonprofit organizations a better chance of competing against private investment firms in the bidding to buy distressed mortgages.

Federal Aid (US); Foreclosures; Mortgages; Nonprofit Organizations; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

The program is working as intended.

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U.S.

In Remote Detention Center, a Battle on Fast Deportations

By JULIA PRESTON | Sep 5th 2014

A corps of volunteers is changing the nature and purpose of a temporary outpost that the Obama administration set up to hold illegal immigrants briefly until they could be deported.

Immigration Detention; Illegal Immigration; Asylum, Right of; Deportation 

Another G.O.P. attack collapses.

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Opinion

A Church for the Poor

By PAUL VALLELY | Sep 4th 2014

 

"Religion is the opiate of the people"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_people

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U.S.

Alabama: Judge Facing Battery Charge Has Chance for Dismissal of Case

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 6th 2014

A federal judge from Alabama accused of hitting his wife in a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta can have a misdemeanor battery charge dismissed if he completes a program that includes domestic violence intervention.

Domestic Violence 

There is no evidence presented.

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Arts

New Location, New Ambitions for Phillips

By SCOTT REYBURN | Sep 5th 2014

 

Some opine that kudos has a price in coin.

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Real Estate

Puerto Rico Luring Buyers With Tax Breaks

By JULIE SATOW | Sep 5th 2014

  

Walled enclaves.  Neither side of such walls is home.

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World

Libya Militia Fighting Takes Toll on Civilians, U.N. Says

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE | Sep 4th 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia

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The Upshot

Terrorism Around the World, 50 Years Ago

Sep 4th 2014

A look back finds unrest in some unlikely spots, and some likely ones too.

Terrorism; Civil Rights Movement (1954-68); Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-East_Asian_theatre_of_World_War_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indochina_Wars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute

We must learn not to do these things.

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U.S.

In Speech on Mexico Trip, Gov. Christie Lays Out Vision for Energy ‘Renaissance’

By MICHAEL BARBARO | Sep 3rd 2014 

Standard oil.

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Guatemala: Prisoner Faces New Charges

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 3rd 2014

Byron Lima, a former army captain serving time in the killing of a Roman Catholic bishop, has been charged with money laundering and organized crime related to an illicit multimillion-dollar prison empire.

Prisons and Prisoners; Money Laundering; Murders and Attempted Murders 

Diplomacy works.

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U.S.

Justice Dept. Inquiry to Focus on Practices of Police in Ferguson

By MATT APUZZO and MANNY FERNANDEZ | Sep 3rd 2014

The inquiry is in addition to the F.B.I. civil rights investigation that is looking specifically into the shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 9.

Civil Rights and Liberties; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Blacks; Racial Profiling; Race and Ethnicity 

The Ferguson police are not Democrats.

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Automobiles

Choosing Stability Over Spectacle

By JERRY BURTON | Sep 5th 2014

The sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette Museum increased attendance, but the requirements and costs of maintaining it are forcing the museum to fill the hole.

Automobiles; Museums; Sinkholes 

Rubber necking is human nature.

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Opinion

The Elections Cop Invites Mischief

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep 2nd 2014

The Federal Election Commission has made a travesty of its mission by giving violators permission to break the limits on spending and disclosure.

Campaign Finance; Editorials; United States Politics and Government; Political Action Committees; Elections 

United, the Republicans can block anything.

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U.S.

In California, Jerry Brown’s Opponent Makes Most of Lone Debate

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Sep 5th 2014

 

Hopeless Republicans.

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U.S.

Berkeley Pushes a Boundary on Medical Marijuana

By IAN LOVETT | Sep 2nd 2014

Berkeley, a California city that has prided itself on its liberal policies, will require medical marijuana dispensaries to donate at least 2 percent of their cannabis to low-income residents.

Medical Marijuana; Poverty; Law and Legislation; Welfare (US) 

I do not use pot.

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World

Video: Players in the Coalition Against ISIS

Christian Roman and Carrie Halperin | Sep 5th 2014

The Obama administration is now leading a coalition of nations to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

United States Defense and Military Forces; Muslims and Islam 

Related:

• Article: Obama Recruits 9 Allies to Help in the Battle Against ISIS

Fighting ISIS will not destroy them.

Let them starve in the desert they have made.

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World

Hong Kong’s Democrats Clamor for Spot on Crowded U.S. Agenda

By MARK LANDLER | Sep 4th 2014

The United States is sending Susan E. Rice, the national security adviser, to China this weekend, to meet with Chinese leaders, where she will discuss Hong Kong, the near collision of a Navy surveillance plane and a Chinese jet and nuclear talks with Iran.

United States International Relations; United States Defense and Military Forces; Nuclear Weapons 

Let the diplomats work.

The Chinese are under pressure everywhere.

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