Dear Taxpayer letters cost millions in stimulus payments
The IRS will send 1 200 rebates to 130 million households for 2006 with a printing and mailing cost around 42 million. The rebates are part of a 168 billion stimulus package and actual checks start in May after remaining stimulus mailings. Critics question the spend and impact on tax enforcement efforts.
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IRS
John Lipold
Charles Schumer
Keith Hennessey
Treasury
Hennessey
Taxpayer
Times Square bombing suspect sought as investigators pursue leads
Police release photo of a blue bicycle tied to a dawn attack at a military recruiting station and mention a suspect using a rightfully preserved 10 speed in good condition. Separate reports note Waris Dirie’s disappearance and Abkhazia’s push for independence citing Kosovo as precedent.
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Brussels
Belgium
Waris Dirie
Dirie
Estelle Arpigny
Grand Place
Sukhumi
Georgia
Abkhazia
Kosovo
Republic of
Basque politician assassinated sparks Madrid election turmoil
A Basque politician Isaias Carrasco was shot in Arrasate prompting a halt to campaigning ahead of Spain's Sunday parliamentary elections. Authorities blamed ETA for the attack, which follows 2004 bombings that killed 191 people in Madrid. Prime Minister Zapatero urged unity and vowed to pursue the killers.
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Madrid
Spain
ETA
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Isaias Carrasco
Arrasate
Carrasco
France
Zapatero
Malaga
UNC student president mourned after campus death
A UNC student president, a member of the Board of Trustees and intramural flag football champion, was shot to death in what police call a random act. Detectives seek clues in her car as they canvass the neighborhood. two 911 callers heard gunshots and a scream. No suspects yet.
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Carson
Curron
White killer whale seen in Alaska's Aleutians surprises researchers
The white killer whale, photographed aboard the NOAA Oscar Dyson during an acoustic pollock survey near Steller sea lion haulouts, startled researchers. Experts note the animal is likely not an albino, with white saddle markings and slight yellow brown coloring, marking the first confirmed sighting in the Aleutians.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Holly Fearnbach
National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Seattle
Oscar Dyson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Aleutians
Fearnbach
John Durban
NOAA
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Durban
Bering
St. Lawrence Island
Adak
Bering Sea
Church reports decline in abuse claims despite higher payouts
A U S bishops report shows 691 new allegations in the year, down from 714, while settlements rose 90 percent to over 526 million dollars. Most claims date from decades earlier and auditors note generally compliance with child safety policies.
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New York
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Teresa Kettelkamp
Office of
Denver
Anchorage
Kettelkamp
Colorado
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