IRS Threatens Seizure Over One Cent Rainmaker Case
In Montrose Colorado the IRS threatened to seize Rainmaker Inc assets over a penny underpayment of employee withholding taxes. Rep Scott McInnis intervened by sending a penny with his letter to urge the agency to drop the matter. The IRS later stated it would drop the case and a Denver spokeswoman declined further comment.
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Montrose
Colo
Internal Revenue Service
Rainmaker’s Inc
Tom Jaskunas
IRS
Scott McInnis
R-Corp
Compromise on dietary supplements in Senate bill
The Senate passed a compromise curbing strict FDA regulation of dietary supplements. It delays full FDA controls by two years while a new commission studies options. The bill aligns health claim standards with foods for now, with Orrin Hatch hailing the move as a major breakthrough.
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Washington
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
Orrin Hatch
Utah
FDA
Refugee wave stirs Mariel memories in Florida
In Key West and across South Florida memories of the 1980 Mariel boatlift resurface as new Cuban arrivals flood the area. Jorge Ramirez and others flee Havana by rowboat amid protests and government pressure while the Transit Center reports nearly 700 Cubans processed in two weeks.
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Key West
Fla
Jorge Felix Ramirez
Havana
Cuba
Ramirez
Mariel
Fidel Castro
Florida
Castro
United States
State Department
David Johnson
Arturo Cobo
Stock Island
Cobo
Coast Guard
US tightens stance as 17 Cubans face deportation
Miami reports a surge of Cuban arrivals as the federal government moves to crack down on hijackers and smugglers. Deportation proceedings began against 17 Cubans suspected of being smuggled near Miami Beach. Five other Cubans accused of hijacking a boat near Key West remain jailed in Monroe County. In total nine smugglers and hijackers are in custody. Officials vow strict enforcement and criminal prosecution.
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Knight-Ridder
Tribune News
Miami
South Florida
Miami Beach
U.S
Health reform faces hurdle from crime bill push in Congress
Washington focus tightens on crime bill passage and budget office estimates as health reform stalls. House leaders question their majority to move universal coverage plans while Senate debates variants that require employer mandates and subsidies for private insurance.
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Chicago Tribune
Washington
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Senate
Majority Leader
The
Budget Office
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