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Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks

CANNES, France (AP) The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger....MORE

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control....MORE

Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

WASHINGTON (AP) The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias....MORE

The IRS and its tea party tempest

WASHINGTON (AP) The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck....MORE

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

PETARE, Venezuela (AP) Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas....MORE