IRS press release: “The IRS announced today that it had entered into an agreement that resolves several disputed tax issues with Merck & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. The agreement will result in a payment to the government of approximately $2.3 billion in federal tax, net interest and penalties, and resolves all issues that had been in dispute between the parties for the tax years 1993-2001. The resolution is one of the largest achieved in recent years by the Service and a taxpayer through the examination process.”
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Daily Archives: February 14, 2007
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judicial Security and Independence
Senate Judiciary Committee, Full Committee, “Judicial Security and Independence“, February 14, 2007 Testimony from Supreme Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy : “Judicial independence is not conferred so judges can do as they please. Judicial independence is conferred so judges can do as they must. A judiciary with permanent tenure, with a sufficient degree of separation… Continue Reading
Gov Docs Obtained Via FOIA Request Indicate Iraq War Plan Assumed Only 5,000 U.S. Troops Still There by December 2006
CentCom PowerPoint Slides Briefed to White House and Rumsfeld in 2002, Obtained by National Security Archive through Freedom of Information Act – PowerPoints Reflect Internal Debates Over Size and Timing of Invasion Force – National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 214 – Edited by Joyce Battle and Thomas Blanton “The U.S. Central Command’s war… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report on Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project
110’/123′ Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project, United States Coast Guard, OIG-07-27 (PDF, 32 pages), February 14, 2007. Continue Reading
How the President's Budget Request Compares to the Joint Funding Resolution
House Appropriations Committee, How the President’s Budget Request Compares to the Joint Funding Resolution, February 14, 2007 (6 pages, PDF) Related postings on the FY08 budget Continue Reading
FAA's FY 2008 Budget Request: – Key Issues Facing the Agency
FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency –February 14, 2007, Testimony by the Inspector General, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, Project ID: CC-2007-019. “FAA is requesting $14.1 billion for FY 2008, an increase of $328 million from its FY 2007 budget request. However,… Continue Reading
Pew Research Survey: How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls?
How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls? Released: February 14, 2007: “The flurry of candidate announcements in an open race has spurred media attention to the 2008 presidential contest even earlier in the electoral cycle than usual. But followers of early poll readings on the relative viability of declared candidates should bear in mind some… Continue Reading
