http://www.mail.com/people/188926-charles-boustany.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/188926-charles-boustany.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086582-timeline-irss-scrutiny.html A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a practice that has prompted congressional inquiries, a Justice Department criminal investigation and the ouster of the agency's acting chief: 2010: March-April: IRS agents begin giving ext... Thu, 16 May 2013 03:21:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086582-timeline-irss-scrutiny.html 2013-05-16T03:21:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084204-irs-chief-agency-lacked-sensitivity-screenings.html 2013-05-14T18:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081186-top-irs-official-reveal-tea-party-targeting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on the case, Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which group... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:07:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081186-top-irs-official-reveal-tea-party-targeting.html 2013-05-14T14:07:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2079244-ap-exclusive-irs-knew-tea-party-targeted-2011.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general's report obtained by The Associated Press that seemingly contradicts public statements by the IRS commissioner. The IRS apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was "inappropriate" targeti... Sun, 12 May 2013 01:51:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2079244-ap-exclusive-irs-knew-tea-party-targeted-2011.html 2013-05-12T01:51:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1993150-obamacare-credits-trigger-surprise-tax-bills.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people who take advantage of government subsidies to help buy health insurance next year could get stung by surprise tax bills if they don't accurately project their income. President Barack Obama's new health care law will offer subsidies to help people buy private health insurance on state-based exchanges, if they don't alr... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:56:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1993150-obamacare-credits-trigger-surprise-tax-bills.html 2013-04-02T16:56:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974252-irs-calls-star-trek-parody-video-mistake.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nobody's going to win an Emmy for a parody of the TV show "Star Trek" filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studio in Maryland. Instead, the IRS got a rebuke from Congress for wasting taxpayer dollars. The agency says the video, along with a training video that parodied the TV show "Gilligan's Island," cost about $60,... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:04:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974252-irs-calls-star-trek-parody-video-mistake.html 2013-03-23T02:04:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1917006-va-clinics-expansions-left-limbo.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A veterans' health clinic in Brick, N.J. is in such disrepair that when the snow gets heavy, patients have to go elsewhere for fear the roof might collapse. Another in San Antonio has extensive mildew and mold problems that could prove a health hazard for employees and patients in the coming years. In Lake Charles, La., it's not the cond... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:07:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1917006-va-clinics-expansions-left-limbo.html 2013-02-26T20:07:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753750-boustany-defeats-landry-la-congressional-seat.html BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Saturday by handily defeating his fellow Republican incumbent, Jeff Landry, in a runoff election. The two men were forced into the same district when Louisiana lost a congressional seat because of anemic population growth in the latest federal census. The state will have si... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1753750-boustany-defeats-landry-la-congressional-seat.html 2012-12-09T05:25:00Z