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IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses, senator says

The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says his office has learned that the IRS is executing an agreement with the employees' union on Wednesday to pay the bonuses. Grassley...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:42 GMT

FBI director tells Congress agency uses drones for surveillance on U.S. soil

FBI director Robert Mueller said Wednesday that the nation's top law enforcement bureau uses drones to conduct surveillance on U.S. soil, though only on a "very, very minimal basis."Mueller, the FBI director since 2001 who is set to retire this year, acknowledged that his agency uses drones in its investigative and law enforcement practices, and is further working to establish better guidelines fo...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:04:41 GMT

FBI director: Drones 'seldom' used for domestic surveillance

FBI director Robert Mueller said Wednesday that the nation's top law enforcement bureau uses drones to conduct surveillance on U.S. soil, though only on a "very, very minimal basis."Mueller, the FBI director since 2001 who is set to retire this year, acknowledged that his agency uses drones in its investigative and law enforcement practices, and is further working to establish better guidelines fo...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:53:44 GMT

Police return to home of star Patriots tight end Hernandez

Police returned Wednesday to the home of star New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, about a mile away from an industrial park where a body two nights earlier.There was no answer at the door, and police declined to say what was in papers they were carrying, NBC affiliate WHDH in Boston reported.Police also visited the house Tuesday night. Sports Illustrated, citing an unnamed source, repo...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:08 GMT

Paul McCartney: Being Stella’s dad, ‘pretty cool’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:26:03 GMT

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