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Ex-NFL Player Pleads Guilty to Lying About Steroids

Three-time Pro Bowler Stubblefield was first football player charged in BALCO case

Jan 18, 08 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The steroids probe that brought down Marion Jones has claimed it first NFL player: Three-time Pro Bowler Dana Stubblefield pleaded guilty today in federal court to making false statements to a federal agent about performance-enhancing drugs. Prosecutors alleged the former defensive lineman lied in 2003 about taking a previously undetectable... More »

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NFL • steroids • Barry Bonds • IRS • athlete • Marion Jones • BALCO • Dana Stubblefield

OPINION

Huckabee Plan Is Catnip to Tax-Phobes

But the 'fair tax,' a gift
to the rich, perplexes nearly everyone

Jan 8, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - “Our tax system can’t be fixed with WD-40 and duct tape,” proclaims Mike Huckabee in promoting a more radical change—the 'fair tax,' which stirs taxpayer rebellion even while inciting economist ire, Politico reports. The plan, which would replace the IRS with a uniform 23% sales... More »

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IRS • Mike Huckabee • tax cuts • FairTax • tax hikes

IRS May
Block Popular
Instant Refunds

Proposed change
aims to curb fraud, steep loan rates

Jan 4, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The IRS may stop big tax-preparation firms from offering instant refund loans to curb potential fraud, Bloomberg reports. Such loans are popular with taxpayers who don't want to wait weeks for a check, but interest is often steep and consumer groups have been pushing for a crackdown. The proposed change... More »

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IRS • income tax • Internal Revenue Service • tax fraud • tax refunds

Tax Fix Will Delay Millions
of Refunds

IRS can't start processing AMT
forms until February

Dec 27, 07 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The 11th-hour freeze in the alternative minimum tax by Congress last week will delay refund checks for millions of taxpayers this year, the AP reports. Congress shielded middle-class taxpayers from a higher tax bill with its move, but the late date means the IRS won't be able to start processing... More »

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IRS • Alternative Minimum Tax

Huckabee Woos Voters With
23% Sales Tax

'Fair tax' would
abolish IRS, and be
a windfall for the rich

Dec 24, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Supporting a 23% sales tax ought to be political suicide, but Mike Huckabee is making it work, the Los Angeles Times reports. Huckabee has championed the so-called “fair tax,” a radical proposal that would abolish the federal income tax and tax spending instead. The plan favors the... More »

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taxes • IRS • Mike Huckabee • fair tax • sales tax • federal income tax • Election 2008

Early Tax Returns in Jeopardy

Congressional stalling on Alternative Minimum Tax patch may force IRS delay

Dec 2, 07 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - If you're planning to file for an early tax refund this year, don't count on it. Congress has dragged its feet in creating a patch for the Alternative Minimum Tax that could make the IRS postpone filing season several weeks, the AP reports. A  limit on who's affected by the... More »

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Congress • IRS • income tax • Alternative Minimum Tax

Red Cross Prez Forced Out for 'Relationship'

Link to female worker 'punch in stomach,'
says group official

Nov 28, 07 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The president and CEO of the Red Cross was forced to resign yesterday for having an inappropriate "personal relationship with a subordinate employee" just six months after he was hired. "This is a huge punch in the stomach," said an organization official. Mark Everson was the Red... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • IRS • CEO • charity • nonprofit • American Red Cross • Mark Everson • sex in the workplace • Charity Navigator

Lawmaker Probes TV Preachers

Says ritzy ways
sparked inquiry into
six ministries

Nov 7, 07 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A top Republican lawmaker is probing six televangelists who have put their opulent lifestyles on display, the AP reports. Rolls Royces, private jets, and a $30,000 table are among the luxuries that sparked Sen. Chuck Grassley's inquiry, he said yesterday. "I don't want to conclude that there's a... More »

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taxes • IRS • religion • corruption • Charles Grassley • senator

Blogger Claims Thompson Must Declare

Prolonged 'testing the water' status may violate election laws

Aug 21, 07 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson’s continued undeclared status—even while headlining GOP dinners and glad-handing at the Iowa state fair—is beginning to raise hackles. Federal election law says non-candidates can't spend more than $5,000 on campaign activities; liberal blogger Lane Hudson has filed a complaint that charges the former senator... More »

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Fred Thompson • IRS • Pat Robertson • presidential primaries • FEC • candidacy • Lane Hudson • Election 2008

FBI Raids Alaska Senator's Home

Feds probe politician's ties to oil contractor in corruption probe

Jul 31, 07 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - FBI and IRS agents raided the vacation home of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska yesterday, seeking records of his relationship with a oil field contractor jailed in a corruption probe,  AP reports. The contractor profited from  tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts and also supervised the renovation... More »

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Department of Justice • investigation • Alaska • FBI • Republican • IRS • corruption • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • senator

Feds Sue Tax
Preparers for Fraud

Apr 4, 07 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tax preparers Jackson Hewitt have bilked the government out of more than $70 million, alleges a suit filed yesterday by the Justice Department. The suit claims that over 125 of the company's franchises, all owned at least in part by the same Atlanta businessman, engaged in massive tax fraud. More »

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Department of Justice • fraud • Jackson Hewitt • taxes • IRS • income tax • business • money • franchise

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