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ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Entertainment Events, Murder, MTV Video Music Awards, Pitch Perfect (movie), Epic (movie)
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Tea party rallies against IRS in Washington
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The tea party is using the Internal Revenue Service scandal as a springboard to renew calls to limit or even abolish an agency it's always disliked. Thousands of tea party supporters rallied Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, cheering on proposals...Tags: George H.W. Bush, The Huffington Post, Ethics, Statue of Liberty, Mitt Romney
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Treasury secretary improves his penmanship for currency signature
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has improved his penmanship, unveiling a less loopy version of his unusual signature that will be printed on U.S. paper currency. Lew's official signature, which is somewhat more legible than the one he used...
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IRS cases were referred to 'Group 7822'
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service diverted applications for tax-exempt status from tea party and like-minded organizations to a special track known as Group 7822 for special scrutiny, according to transcripts of an interview by congressional...Tags: Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, Accounting and Auditing, Taxation, Justice System
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Treasury Tweets Jack Lew's new signature
The Washington Post reports: The Treasury Department on Tuesday introduced via Twitter a new and improved signature by Secretary Jack Lew that will grace U.S. currency. Lew's illegible loopy penmanship was the stuff of jokes when he was nominated for...
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On IRS and wasted stimulus dollars, the buck stops nowhere
President Harry S. Truman's famous adage — "The buck stops here" — sat on his desk in the Oval Office as a clear reminder that as president, he was responsible for the decisions he made and what happened in his administration. It sent a...
Tags: Andrew P Harris, Internal Revenue Service, Government, Taxation, Harry S. Truman
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The Week Ahead: Investors hold breath to hear Fed's message
The Miami HeraldIs moderate enough? For months, the Federal Reserve has been describing the U.S. economy as growing at a moderate pace. While the growth has been positive, it hasn't been enough to move the central bank away from pushing money into the system with hopes...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Financial Markets, Consumer Confidence, The Miami Herald, Ben Bernanke
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Decades after a Mexican kingpin's arrest, his fortune echoes
MEXICO CITY -- Powerful Mexican drug boss Rafael Caro Quintero was off the streets in 1985, arrested in Costa Rica on suspicion of ordering a hit on a U.S. drug agent. His fate appeared to be sealed in 1989, when a Mexican judge convicted him and...Tags: Laws, Criminal Laws, Drug Trafficking, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Debt-limit fight heats up with Pay Your Bills measure
WASHINGTON — As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Financial and Business Services, Budget Control Act of 2011, Justice System, Labor Markets
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U.S. budget gap widens slightly in May to $139 billion
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $139 billion in May, 11 percent higher than a year ago and above economists' expectations, partly because of temporary calendar adjustments, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday....Tags: Public Finance, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Government, Congressional Budget Office, Budgets and Budgeting
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Bitcoin sticks around as other digital currencies rise, fall
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)Bitcoin has shot up and crashed at least twice now. Exchanges where the fast-rising new digital currency trades have been hacked, and so have individual accounts. It's been linked to illegal activity in underground cyber haunts such as Silk Road, and...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., CVS Corp., Netherlands, Burger King, CNBC (tv network)
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Swiss-U.S. tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five months after...Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), UBS AG, Trials, Government, Justice System
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