Senate Finance seeks five year oil firm tax returns
A Senate Finance Committee investigation targets taxes paid by the 15 largest oil and gas companies. The panel asks the IRS for five years of tax returns to assess profits and executive compensation as gasoline prices rise. Chairman Grassley says the review aims to reveal the true financial picture of the industry.
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Senate calls for abolition and rebuild of FEMA
A bipartisan Senate inquiry urges abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and rebuilding it from scratch after Katrina failures. The probe, seven months long, proposes 86 reforms with no concrete funding levels, signaling persistent U.S. disaster preparedness gaps ahead of a presidential visit to Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Fox host Tony Snow named White House spokesman
Washington DC President Bush named Tony Snow a conservative commentator as the new White House press secretary to improve relations with the press corps. Snow plans to start the week of May 8, overlapping with Scott McClellan, and will begin briefings after a short overlap.
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Rice and Rumsfeld Visit Iraq Leaders in Surprise Tour
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Iraq’s newly chosen leaders in Baghdad. General George Casey said progress could allow troop withdrawals later this year as Rice praised prime minister Nouri al Maliki and U.S. officials urged steadfast support for a new democratic government.
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Supreme Court clash over states capital punishment methods
Justices spar over cruelty and pain in lethal injection debates as they hear Clarence Hill case. The court weighs last minute civil rights challenges to executions and whether methods must be pain free.
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International Oscar and Irma dine at Burger King in Mexico City
AP reports in Mexico City that U S lobbyists blast the Nothing Gringo May Day boycott timed with the Day Without Immigrants. The Mexican Chamber of Commerce warns the tactic risks backlash as U S companies push for immigration reform while Mexicans consider boycotting American stores including Burger King and other chains.
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Nepal rebels declare three month unilateral cease-fire
Communist rebels in Nepal announced a three month unilateral cease-fire as parliament prepares to convene in Kathmandu. Prachanda said the move expresses commitment to peace while talks with Girija Prasad Koirala aim to elect a new prime minister and a special assembly to draft a constitution.
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