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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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Is That Bus Safe? Know Before You Go

Friday May 18, 2012

Tour BusWhile deadly bus accidents like the 2008 crash in Sherman, Texas that killed 17 people happen rarely, whenever a bus filled with passengers is involved in an accident, the potential for disaster is enormous. Now the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has provided three easy and convenient ways for consumers to access the safety records of their bus, before they climb on board. Read More...

This Breathalyzer Detects Disease

Thursday May 17, 2012

Early BreathalyzerYou've read here about some pretty silly taxpayer-funded government research projects, but there's nothing silly at all about this shoebox-sized device that can instantly detect disease, just by blowing into it. Read More...

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...

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