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Top Tier Fail. The IRS has no problem finding and auditing your home office deductions, but somehow sent $3.3 million in refunds to a single address that filed 2,137 separate tax returns in a single year WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue...

Good call. Very good. VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Seventeen-year-old John Clark, a senior at Hudson's Bay, says he didn't think twice about running into the ocean to save a drowning 12-year-old. But what he hasn't stopped thinking about, is the bill he received as a result of his effort. The...

General Motors' profits fell 41% in the second quarter as troubles in Europe undercut strong sales in North America. America's largest automaker made $1.5bn in the second quarter of 2012, compared with $2.5bn for the same period last year. Revenue fell to $37.6bn from $39.4bn in the second...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco Police displayed an array of high power weapons and ammunition Wednesday that were found in a homeless man’s car last month in Golden Gate Park. Officers had prior contact with the man, but Chief of Police Greg Suhr ended up defending his department even...

Solyndra’s CEO labeled President Barack Obama’s administration “The Bank of Washington.” Chris Gronet offered the description in an internal email one year before the company collapsed in 2010, costing taxpayers roughly $500 million. The email was obtained and published by the Republican...

Mayor Rob Ford embraces new Underpass Park, climbs jungle gym Children broke into a spontaneous "go mayor, go mayor, go mayor" chant on Thursday as Mayor Rob Ford unexpectedly joined them on the climbing ropes of a jungle gym at the new Underpass Park while wearing a suit and tie...

Hugs all around kids. :lol: Hey, remember how much of a headache it was to get the Keystone Pipeline project going? Do you remember all the political fights and power plays? Do you remember how President Obama took credit for “approving” the construction of the pipeline after TransCanada...

In the 18 months the 112th Congress has been sworn in, the House has introduced 60 bills to rename post offices. Thirty-eight have passed the House and 26 have become law. During those 18 months, the House has produced 151 laws, 17 percent of which have been to rename post offices, according...

via sda If You've Got A Gold Medal, You Didn't Win That. Somebody else made that happen. Even by the standards of our government, the numbers are insane. For instance: Americans who win bronze will pay a $2 tax on the medal itself. But the bronze comes with a modest...

The ugliest newspaper in Britain - YouTube Israel Made Me Beat My Wife It’s truly amazing just how far The Guardian can go when it comes to blaming Israel. Angela Robson takes a look at the status of women in Gaza and carries out some interviews: “Before the blockade...

Or social media brainfart, or no good reason at all, who knows. via LiveLeak: An online video showing a now-former Costa Rican official in her underwear has sparked a debate over the privacy of government workers in the Central American country — and cost the official her job this week...

Ontario Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara stepping down, triggering second byelection Ontario Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara stepping down, triggering second byelection | Posted Toronto | National Post Sorbara, OSC, Royal Technologies Scandal

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has been awarded the broadcast rights to the next two Olympic Games, weeks after rival private network and lead broadcaster for the London Games, Bell Media, backed out of a partnership between the two. In a release, the International Olympic Committee...

OTTAWA - Failed 2006 Liberal leadership hopefuls won't be off the hook for the campaign debts they racked up even if they're hit with a penalty for breaching the Canada Elections Act, says Elections Canada. The agency's spokesman confirmed Tuesday that if and when Elections Canada throws...

Back in June when the state broadcaster travelled to London, England, to cover the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, they went so far as to pay for a private box for a special concert. The concert featured performances by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Kylie Minogue among others, and was staged in...

Canadian anchor appears on screen in full veil to mock niqab-only TV A Canadian TV anchor appeared in a full face-veil (known in Arabic as the niqab) to present his show on Canadian Sun News TV, ostensibly in a bid to poke fun at the newly-launched Egyptian channel, Maria TV, which...

via Fark Kid draws on rocks with chalk, mom gets charged with 'vandalism' and receives 50 hours of community service Mom scheduled to serve community service hours for chalk vandalism charge RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A judge found enough...

via sda CWB: Free At Last Ding Dong. The single desk is dead. End of an era as Canadian Wheat Board loses monopoly | CTVNews Here are the Top Ten Myths of the New Market: The CWB Monitor: Happy New Year!

Republican congressional investigators have concluded that five senior ATF officials -- from the special agent-in-charge of the Phoenix field office to the top man in the bureau’s Washington headquarters -- are collectively responsible for the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation...

Good work. TORONTO - Four million Ontarians are being advised to monitor their bank accounts and credit card statements for suspicious activity after “systemic failures” at Elections Ontario led to the loss of personal voter data. Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann...