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IRS Not Much Help?

A man -- in the dark -- works on tax forms

After spending 20 minutes on hold waiting to ask the IRS a question about your taxes, if you get an answer at all, there's about a 30% chance it will be wrong. Speaking of "wrong," you shouldn't have to do your taxes in the dark, says the GAO.

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Obama's Missing Inspectors Generals

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Sherlock HolmesThe federal Inspectors General, like the one who revealed the GSA's $800,000 taxpayer-funded Las Vegas wing-ding, are essential to good government. But only if they exist, says U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), who considers President Obama to be downright "hostile" in allowing 10 Inspectors General posts to remain vacant. Read More...

Feds Sue Arizona's Sheriff Joe

Tuesday May 15, 2012

Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joseph 'Joe' ArpaioThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against popular but controversial Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio, charging "Sheriff Joe" and his department with unconstitutional and unlawful discrimination against Latinos. Read More...

Rural Post Offices May be Saved

Monday May 14, 2012

Rural Post OfficeRest easy, rural Americans. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has proposed a plan it says will allow your post offices to remain open, while saving $500 million a year at the same time. Read More...

Big Bitter Pill for Big Drug Maker

Friday May 11, 2012

PillsPharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories is a little less giant after pleading guilty and agreeing to pay $1.5 billion for unlawfully promoting and selling the drug Depakote for uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More...

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