IRS chief Werfel vows transparency amid IRS scandal probes
Steven Werfel, newly named acting IRS chief, testifies before the House asking for funding to enforce tax laws and fix failures after revelations that conservative groups faced scrutiny. He pledges openness, while inspectors general review bonuses and major conference spending totaling $50 million across 2010 to 2012.
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Full Appropriations Committee
White House
Jay Carney
Obama
Carney
DNA ruling revises Maryland DNA collection limits
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision led by Kennedy, reinstated Alonzo King’s rape conviction after police collected his DNA without a warrant. Justices Roberts Alito Thomas joined by Breyer ruled the ruling on Maryland’s law not to extend to all offenses. The decision contrasts with the state’s restriction to violent crimes and prompts civil liberties concerns.
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Clarence Thomas
Stephen Breyer
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Chinese factory fire kills 119 in China ammonia inhalation
The Southern Metropolis Daily reported a blaze at a chicken processing factory with exits locked and boilers exploding. 119 died and 70 were injured, many from toxic gas as investigators and officials vow full rescue and safety probes.
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Tres Lagunas and Thompson Ridge Fires Prompt Evacuations in New Mexico
Officials said the Tres Lagunas fire near Las Vegas and the Thompson Ridge blaze near Jemez Springs forced evacuation of 40 to 50 homes and threatened summer cabins. Firefighters laid sprinkler lines, built lines on steep ridges, and worked to protect watershed areas feeding Las Vegas and Santa Fe as winds risked ember spread. No structures burned yet, about 600 firefighters battled the Tres Lagunas blaze with hundreds more nearby.
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China
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Yang Dongliang
Jason Yan
Beijing
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Jemez Springs
Tres Lagunas
John Pierson
Holy Ghost Canyon
Pierson
Gallinas River
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Susana Martinez
Alfonso Ortiz Jr
Canyon
Forest Service
Jemez
FBI probes tied to racetrack lease and Estrada case
FBI spokesmen indicated no confirmation of a formal track lease probe while Martinez says agents questioned Goff about contributions to governor's committees as part of Estrada defense prep. The administration denies any separate inquiry into possible influence on the 25 year lease at the Albuquerque state fairgrounds.
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Albuquerque
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