Former IRS official refuses to testify at hearing
Lois Lerner who headed the IRS unit that targeted tea party and other conservative groups for scrutiny again declined to answer questions at a House Oversight Committee hearing. She invoked the Fifth Amendment at least nine times and cited loss of confidence in a fair forum.
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House backs one year delay in individual mandate penalties
The House approved a one year delay in the individual health insurance mandate 250 to 160 with 27 Democrats joining Republicans The move aims to repeal gut or change Obamacare while the Senate and White House oppose it as political maneuvering ahead of elections.
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Court weighs changes to securities fraud class actions
The Supreme Court appears open to raising the bar for investors to sue corporations in securities fraud cases. A ruling could curb plaintiffs while not overturning the 25 year old standard that enabled many class actions. The Halliburton case tests how misleading statements affect stock price and the reach of shareholder lawsuits.
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Record Pollution Fine Hits Major Coal Producer
A leading U S coal producer agreed to a 27.5 million fine and 200 million in work to curb illegal discharges across five Appalachian states. The proposed federal settlement, filed in West Virginia, cites numerous permit violations at mines and processing plants in Kentucky Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. EPA enforcement chief Cynthia Giles called it the largest permit violations penalty to date.
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