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IRS official Lois Lerner placed on leave

IRS official Lois Lerner placed on leave

Posted 7:18 AM 5/24/2013 by Stephanie Condon, Walt Cronkite - CBS News

Lois Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt organizations division of the IRS, has been placed on administrative leave, an administration official has confirmed to CBS News.

Lerner has come under fire for failing to alert Congress of the undue scrutiny that some IRS officials in her division (More)

5/23/2013

Lawmakers push to punish sexual offenders in the military

Posted 11:27 AM 5/23/2013 by Lucy Madison - CBS News

On the heels of a recent report detailing 26,000 cases of military sexual assault in 2012 alone, a handful of lawmakers are pushing tough new laws that would punish the perpetrators of these crimes rather than the victim, and which seek to help transform the culture in a military that has been (More)

Severe storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area

Fox News reporter secretly monitored by Obama administration: court documents

Drones, Guantanamo part of broad Obama counterterrorism speech

Official: Dead Boston bombings suspect involved in 2011 slayings

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5/22/2013

AAA: Fewer Americans will travel on Memorial Day

AAA: Fewer Americans will travel on Memorial Day

Posted 1:37 PM 5/22/2013 by Gabby Weber - MTN News

HELENA - AAA released its Memorial Day travel estimates Wednesday, predicting fewer people will travel over the long weekend - about one percent less than last year.

34.8 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from their hometowns, compared to 35.1 million last year. (More)...

IRS' Lerner: "I have not done anything wrong"

Bernanke: Tightening monetary policy now would hurt recovery

Boston bombing suspect's friend Ibragim Todashev killed in FBI shootout

Can we get better at predicting tornadoes?

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5/21/2013

Lawmakers say Apple dodged billions in taxes

Lawmakers say Apple dodged billions in taxes

Posted 8:16 AM 5/21/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS Moneywatch

(MoneyWatch) A Senate panel late Monday accused Apple (AAPL) of using what it called a "complex web of offshore entities" to dodge billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes.

The technology giant, the world's second-largest company by market value, has used a range of offshore structures (More)

IRS scandal highlights leadership vacancies

Oklahoma City tornado: The developments so far

Q2 Monday 10 p.m. top stories with Jay Kohn & Jeanelle Slade 5.20.2013

5/20/2013

LATEST: Massive, mile-wide tornado rips through Oklahoma City area

Posted 5:18 PM 5/20/2013 by CBS News

A mix of volunteers and first responders began combing through debris in the Oklahoma City area Monday evening to look for survivors after neighborhoods were flattened by a mile-wide tornado.The National Weather Service says the devastating twister, one of several created by a storm (More)

Nearly 300 Montana workers may be out of a job