Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged with sex crimes only because her lover, a then 14-year-old schoolmate, was another girl.
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Former IRS head Shulman to give first public testimony
A U.S. Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and former officials of the Internal Revenue Service about the agency’s targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they sought tax-exempt status.
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White House counsel kept IRS probe results from Obama
Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had found that the U.S. tax agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, but did not tell President Barack Obama, a White House spokesman said on Monday.
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Obama opponents target Sebelius solicitations for group
With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation.
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Hundreds pay respects as Elijah Harper laid to rest
Elijah Harper — The Man Who Said No, to many Canadians — was remembered as much more by friends and family at funeral events Monday.
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Monster tornado devastates area near Oklahoma City
A huge tornado flattened an area near Oklahoma City on Monday, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage, as a dangerous storm system threatened as many as 10 states.
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Alberta could be in for a summer of storms and hail
Just after it was revealed Alberta accounted for the majority of severe weather damage in Canada last year, forecasters are calling for one hail of a summer.
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