Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Management Flaws at I.R.S. Cited in Tea Party Scrutiny

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/us/politics/report-on-irs-audits-cites-ineffective-management.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0


An inspector general’s report issued Tuesday blamed ineffective Internal Revenue service management in the failure to stop employees from singling out conservative groups for added scrutiny. Congressional aides, meanwhile, sought to determine whether the Obama administration’s knowledge of the effort extended beyond the I.R.S.

Israel Hints at New Strikes, Warning Syria Not to Hit Back

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/world/middleeast/israeli-official-signals-possibility-of-more-syria-strikes.html?from=homepage

  A senior Israeli official signaled on Wednesday that Israel was considering further military strikes on Syria to stop the transfer of advanced weapons to Islamic militants, and he warned the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, that his government would face crippling consequences if it retaliated against Israel.