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AP PHOTO Ousted IRS Chief Steve Miller, left, and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman talk during a break in testimony Tuesday at a hearing at the Senate Finance Committee.

Editorial: Healing the IRS

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

On Tuesday in Washington, the former commissioner of the IRS told a Senate panel that he was “dismayed” and “saddened” by an investigative report that concluded the IRS had wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Earlier, Douglas Shulman, a Bush appointee whose six-year term ended in November 2012, had “absolutely” insisted no targeting took place. Nor had he nor … 1

Bruce Watson: Sam the Scam takes your questions

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

LEVERETT — Only a year ago, my longtime scandal consultant was unemployed. Scandal was “sooo Bush-Clinton,” Sam the Scam told me. Unable to even get on Fox News, Sam changed his name to Carl the Con and answered questions on conspiracies, from birthers to global warming. But last week, Sam woke up thinking he’d died and gone to heaven. After lining up freelance … 0

Dorrie Brooks: Backs city’s proposed override

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

To the editor: One of the most tragic side effects of our country’s entrenched political mismanagement is that local residents are increasingly pitted against each other when local budgets come up for debate. We pit school children against retirees and the unionized against the non-unionized in battles that get uglier every year. In a just world, no community would have to battle for … 3

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