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1 hr ago | WKRN

Police find body in Clarksville

The victim appears to be a white male about 5'10" to six feet tall and weighs about 175 to 200 pounds with a military style haircut.

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Related Topix: Clarksville, TN, Montgomery County, TN

hosted 6 hrs ago | Blogcritics | Blogcritics

House Ways and Means Committee Investigating 501 (c) (4) Tax Issues

There is growing interest in IRS procedures for determining certain groups' rights to tax exempt status. As is so common in this period, some have sought to make a case for political implications; many agree that the matter should be addressed objectively.

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10 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

Women sad, angry over sale of nonprofit Ohio home

But after losing a two-year fight with a Fortune 500 company determined to buy their beautiful, 104-year-old property and turn it into a boutique hotel - even though it wasn't for sale - the women of the Anna Louise Inn have to leave the neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Drugs, Health

14 hrs ago | Fairfield Citizen-News

Popilowski quits fire panel after questions over United Way 'conflicts'

Fire Commission Chairman Richard Popilowski, at a public meeting earlier this year, has decided to resign his post after a complaint was filed over his potential conflict for fundraising on behalf of the United Way among firefighters.

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Related Topix: Fire

18 hrs ago | Institute for Southern Studies

What 'social welfare' nonprofits are trying to influence NC elections?

The recent media scandal over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups has sparked debate about how groups spend money to influence politics -- and breakdowns in how the government tries to regulate them.

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Related Topix: Tax

22 hrs ago | The Las Vegas Sun

The IRS and its tea party tempest

The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Healthcare Law

Fri May 17, 2013

CNN

Opinion: Scandal about donors, not tax

The outrage over the IRS's conduct in targeting certain tax-exempt groups is based on a misunderstanding.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Talking Points Memo

How the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and experts say.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Liberal Political News

Inter Press Service

Civil Society Under Attack Around the World

In this column, Mandeep Tiwana, policy and advocacy manager of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, writes that civil society organisations around the globe face grave threats to their efficacy and existence.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Activism, Prison

Lincoln Daily News

Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget

Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to an Associated Press review of public tax filings by 93 such activist groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, Activism, Tea Party, US News

The Florida Times-Union

State: Reggie Gaffney's nonprofit overbilled Medicaid nearly $1.4 million

A nonprofit run by former Jacksonville Port Authority board member Reggie Gaffney overbilled Medicaid by almost $1.4 million, according to an audit by the state Agency for Health Care Administration.

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WNED

Some Lawmakers Want Big-Budget Groups Included In IRS Debate

Tea Party leaders and lawmakers in the House Republicans' Tea Party Caucus rallied Thursday on Capitol Hill, expressing alarm over the IRS's targeting of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status as 501 social welfare organizations.

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Related Topix: US News, Tea Party, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat

Thu May 16, 2013

The Reporter

Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations

The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Louisiana, W.

Patch.com

Largo Charity Under Fire for Founder's Criminal Past

The Largo-based nonprofit that gained the spotlight for stepping up to help a Palm Harbor child who lost both legs in a lawn mower accident last month is now drawing fire for its founder's criminal past.

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Related Topix: Largo, FL, Agriculture, Science

The Heritage Foundation

Morning Bell: Obamacare Is About Power

Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Thursday to repeal all of Obamacare.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Tax, Health Insurance, Health

Eugene Weekly

Biz Beat 5-16-2013

EWEB meeting rooms that have been open to community and nonprofit groups for years may no longer be available starting next October if EWEB goes through with leasing out the second floor of its North Building.

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Related Topix: Eugene, OR, Portland State University, Lane County, OR

Patch.com

One Fund Boston Receives Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Status

One Fund Boston has gained official tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, meaning contributions are tax-deductible. IRS Spokesperson Peggy Riley confirmed to Patch that One Fund Boston was granted official 501 status by the IRS, which is also posted on One Fund's website .

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Related Topix: Tax

WKRN

Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'

Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to create the Ohio Liberty Coalition.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama

Wed May 15, 2013

NBC Miami

Airline Baggage Fees Not Going Anywhere: South Florida Experts

Bringing a carry-on can mean leaving the airport with a lighter wallet, and South Florida experts say those baggage fees aren't going anywhere.

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Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL

KHOU-TV Houston

Sisters of fallen SEALs 'carry the load'

Jonas Kelsall and Rob Reeves were brothers in all but blood. They were childhood friends in Shreveport who went on to earn a place on Navy SEAL Team 6. In a video at the service for Chief Petty Officer Reeves, mourners watched him grow from a little boy to a man.

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