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• newShulman's Above-Fray Posture to Get Test From Issa in IRS Probe - Businessweek

  

  PoliticoShulman's Above-Fray Posture to Get Test From Issa in IRS ProbeBusinessweekFormer IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman's self-portrait of an executive intentionally distanced from political controversy will be tested today by House Republicans ea…
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• newSenate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move - Reuters

  

  New York Daily NewsSenate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises moveReutersBy Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan. WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 9:23pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions o…
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• newFor US Companies, Money 'Offshore' Means Manhattan - New York Times

  

  New York TimesFor US Companies, Money 'Offshore' Means ManhattanNew York TimesLike some of the nation's prominent chief executives, Apple's Timothy D. Cook has a simple proposal to help spur the economy and encourage corporate tax compliance: give Am…
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• newTornado prediction is advancing and evolving, scientists say - CNN

  

  San Francisco ChronicleTornado prediction is advancing and evolving, scientists sayCNN(CNN) -- The massive tornado that devastated communities in Oklahoma Monday touched down near the town of Newcastle just five minutes after the first warnings went…
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• newSearch for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete as residents return to ... - Fox News

  

  New York TimesSearch for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete as residents return to ...Fox NewsResidents of Moore, Okla., started to return to their homes a day after a tornado smashed some neighborhoods into jagged wood scraps and gnarled pie…
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• newObama Pledges Storm Aid; Some in Congress Talk of Finding Cuts to Offset It - New York Times

  

  NPRObama Pledges Storm Aid; Some in Congress Talk of Finding Cuts to Offset ItNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama vowed Tuesday to marshal the resources of the federal government to help the victims of Oklahoma's killer tornado as lawmakers…
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• Iran bars candidates for presidential election - Reuters India

  

  NDTVIran bars candidates for presidential electionReuters IndiaBy Marcus George. DUBAI | Wed May 22, 2013 4:54am IST. DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's preside…
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• Jodi Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations begin - Los Angeles Times

  

  San Francisco ChronicleJodi Arias asks jury for life term; deliberations beginLos Angeles TimesPHOENIX — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she “lacked perspective” when she told a local reporter in an interview…
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• Army general suspended after fight with mistress - Washington Post
  Army general suspended after fight with mistressWashington PostAn Army brigadier general who commanded a South Carolina post has been suspended for allegedly having a physical altercation with a mistress, officials said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. R…
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• Is Pope Francis an exorcist? - USA Today - USA TODAY
  Is Pope Francis an exorcist? - USA TodayUSA TODAYVATICAN CITY (AP) — Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Sunday Mass in St. Peter's…
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