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  Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget

  By Stephen Braun  |  May 17, 2013

  Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to an Associated Press review of public tax filings by 93 such activist groups. A few groups built...

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  Heritage study sets off immigration bill squabble

  By Erica Werner  |  May 6, 2013

  A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally.

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  Top 10 cheapest states for long-term care

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  May 3, 2013

  Will you or your client be one of the 70 percent of people over 65 who will need long-term care at some time in your life? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will — unsurprisingly — be paying more for it.

• Unemployment rates fall in 90 percent of US cities

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 1, 2013

  Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.

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  Is the workplace health clinic the new health care fix?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 26, 2013

  Is a medical clinic in a workplace really the best thing considered? NPR seems to think so.

• Banks slashing jobs

  By Christina Rexrode  |  April 25, 2013

  Banks aren't the big jobs machines they used to be.

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  Medication waste came to $418 billion in '12

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 23, 2013

  Talk about a dose of bad medicine: The United States wasted $418 billion in 2012 based on bad medication-related decisions, and the impact was most deeply felt in those states that could least afford it.

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  Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill

  By Erica Werner  |  April 18, 2013

  Four Democratic and four Republican senators formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday at a news conference attended by traditional opponents from big business and labor, conservative groups and liberal ones.

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  Consumers warming up to life insurance policies at retail shops

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 17, 2013

  Superstores can be more than just a place to stock up on groceries and household items—they’re also a spot to buy life insurance policies. And consumers are warming up to the idea, according to a new survey.

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  Bipartisan bill would remake immigration system

  By Erica Werner  |  April 16, 2013

  The U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan Senate bill that puts a new focus on prospective immigrants' merit and employment potential, while seeking to end illegal immigration once and for all by creating legal avenues for workers to come here.