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  • IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups
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    by Kim Barkerand Justin Elliott (Propublica)
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    The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year.
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    The IRS did not respond to requests Monday following up about that release, and whether it had determined how the applications were sent to ProPublica.

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Headlines

  • : French weekly magazines review

    : French weekly magazines review The weeklies are dominated by the dwindling political fortunes of French president François Hollande and the effects on the state condition of the nation. Source: Source

  • FRANCE – UNITED KINGDOM: Briton arrested on suspicion of murdering his children

    FRANCE – UNITED KINGDOM: Briton arrested on suspicion of murdering his children French authorities say police are questioning a 48-year-old Briton arrested after allegedly slitting the throats of his two young children. A court of law in the French city of Lyon DR Source: Source

  • ALGERIA: Algeria censors daily newspapers over Bouteflika ‘coma’ claim

    ALGERIA: Algeria censors daily newspapers over Bouteflika ‘coma’ claim Algeria censored reports by two daily newspapers that claimed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a Parisian hospital since last month, would be flown home in a coma after his health deteriorated on Sunday. Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in Algiers, in this [...]

  • FRANCE: France’s ex- budget minister will not seek re-election

    FRANCE: France’s ex- budget minister will not seek re-election The former French budget minister, who was made to step down over a tax fraud scandal, will not seek to be re-elected to his former parliamentary seat, according to a French newspaper. France’s Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac attends the questions to the government session [...]

  • FRANCE – RUSSIA: Depardieu likens President Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II and François Mitterand

    FRANCE – RUSSIA: Depardieu likens President Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II and François Mitterand  In an interview published on Saturday, French actor Gérard Depardieu may have ruffled a few feathers when he likened Russian president Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II and to former French president François Mitterand. French actor Gérard Depardieu [...]

Sports

  • SPORTS INSIGHT: Manchester United bids farewell to long-time manager Sir Alex Ferguson

    Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, 12 May, 2013 Reuters/Phil Noble  Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced last week that Saturday’s game against West Bromwich Albion would be his last one. That means he will go into retirment after his 1500th game.  The 71 year-old Scotsman is retiring after 26 [...]

  • FRANCE: David Beckham retires from professional football

    English footballer David Beckham, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain, has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season. David Beckham is to retire from professional football at the end of the season. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Read More

  • SPORTS INSIGHT: Former World Cup winner Karembeu shares thoughts on this season’s football

    Christian Karembeu with RFI’s Andy May DR Christian Karembeu believes fellow France international Raphael Varane has been Real Madrid’s best player this season. The 20-year-old has featured in crucial Champions League and La Liga matches and made his international debut in March – in a World Cup qualifier against Georgia. Karembeu – a World Cup [...]