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Law students help veterans with disability claims

By Brock Vergakis | May 28, 2013

About two-thirds of the pending claims have been pending longer than 125 days.

House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

By Alan Fram, Stephen Ohlemacher | May 17, 2013

A top House Republican charges that the IRS's tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the White House.

Obama fires IRS commissioner

By Stephen Ohlemacher | May 16, 2013

President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.

A little bird with a big chirp

By Amy McIlwain, President of Financial Social Media | May 16, 2013

The financial world is on Twitter. Are you?

Obama wades back into the health care debate

By Julie Pace | May 10, 2013

The president will talk about the cancer screening and contraceptive benefits mandates.

Entitlements’ unimpeded growth is boon to seniors

By Charles Babington | May 10, 2013

Meanwhile, many discretionary programs that aid younger people are suffering because of Washington gridlock.

Social Security: The impact of a chained CPI switch

By Tom Nawrocki | May 2, 2013

Using chained CPI would help Social Security's bottom line ... and hurt retirees'.

Lawmakers, aides may get Obamacare exemption

By Staff Writer | April 25, 2013

Both sides of the aisle are in talks about how to get exemptions from certain provisions.

Online transaction tax rife with unintended consequences

By Melanie Waddell | April 23, 2013

Lawmakers and industry officials say an online financial transaction tax bill would hurt retirement savers, small businesses and investors.

Pension group pushes Congress to kill proposed retirement savings cap

By Paula Aven Gladych | April 22, 2013

Any drop in tax incentives could have a ripple effect across the industry, says the executive director of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.