News Briefs

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News Briefs

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AWAITING BIAS SETTLEMENT, FARMER GETS TAX FORM-Mississippi farmer Eddie Ross fought for seven years to prove he deserved money for government discrimination. But instead of a check, he got a tax form"(The Washington Post).

HONDURAS VOTE SPLITS CONSULTANTS-"There's nothing more fun than a falling-out among political consultants. It's especially grand when former Clinton pollster Dick Morris and Clinton adviser James Carville are at each other's throats" (The Washington Post).

KEEPING INSPECTORS GENERAL IN LINE-"Twenty years ago, in the face of opposition from nearly every federal agency, Congress approved the Inspector General Act and created the first dozen IGs" (The Washington Post).

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