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Five New Takeaways on the IRS and How It Handles Dark Money Groups
Among those takeaways: The IRS planned to deny the application of Crossroads GPS, and the IRS really is not equipped to police elections — and it knows it.
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Faulty Flood Maps Left New York Unprepared for Sandy—and FEMA Knew It
According to documents and interviews, state, local and federal officials had been aware for years that the crucial maps of flood risks were inaccurate; some feared they understated the dangers in New York City's low-lying areas.
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There's No Evidence to Support the NSA's 'Attacks Thwarted' Claim
Two weeks after Edward Snowden’s first revelations about sweeping government surveillance, President Obama shot back. "We know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information not just in the United States, but, in some cases, threats here in Germany," Obama said during a visit to Berlin in June.
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The U.S. Is Arming Syrian Rebel Groups That Are Legally Considered Terrorists
Authorized by Congress, the CIA has started sending weapons to Syrian rebels. But under a legal definition of terrorism adopted by the U.S. government after the Sept. 11 attacks, those same rebel groups are considered terrorist organizations.
