WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party groups for extra scrutiny over whether they qualified for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday.

2. Senate Set to Approve Huge 2013 Spending Bill - Thursday, March 21, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate moved ahead Wednesday toward a vote on a huge, bipartisan spending bill aimed at keeping the government running through September and ruling out the chance of a government shutdown later this month.

3. Federal Workers Brace for Furloughs - Monday, March 11, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) – First there was a two-year pay freeze. Now furloughs loom, as federal agencies make personnel costs a prime target for across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect March 1. The result: anxiety and low morale in a workforce often envied for its job security.

4. Mississippi River Caucus Launched in Senate - Friday, February 08, 2013

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus is being launched in the U.S. Senate in an effort to encourage commerce and address issues such as flood mitigation and navigation concerns.

5. Mississippi River Level Still Expected to Drop - Thursday, December 13, 2012

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Water levels on the drought-plagued Mississippi River are expected to keep dropping over the next several weeks, according to a new forecast Wednesday that comes amid worries that barge traffic soon could be squeezed along a key stretch of the vital shipping corridor.

6. Yahoo Co-Founder Urged to Help Oust Chairman - Thursday, September 15, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder is recruiting company co-founder Jerry Yang to join a crusade to oust Chairman Roy Bostock amid the upheaval triggered by the recent firing of CEO Carol Bartz.

7. Biz Consultants Skeptical of Job Tax Credits - Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Tax credits for hiring new workers in the $15 billion jobs bill passed by the U.S. Senate aren’t enough to spur Memphis small firms to add to their payrolls, according to local business coaches.

But the owner of a company that helps businesses take advantage of tax credits advises employers to keep track of hiring data anyway. They could still qualify for existing incentives with the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

8. Geithner's NY Fed Told AIG to Keep Quiet on Deals - Friday, January 08, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Controversial deals that sent billions of bailout dollars to Goldman Sachs and other banks were kept quiet under pressure from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

9. SPIN METER: ‘War and Peace’ In 209 Pages? - Friday, November 27, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mountain of paper.

They pile it high on desks, hoist it on a shoulder trussed in sturdy rope and tell people it’s longer than “War and Peace,” which it isn’t.

10. Nuisance Actions Keep Piling Up - Wednesday, July 22, 2009

When Memphis police arrived to close Hughes Uptown this past weekend, the North Memphis nightspot’s security guards bailed out of their golf cart and left behind two handguns – a .45 caliber and a .40 caliber semi automatic pistol.

11. White House Frames Health Care As Economic Problem - Wednesday, June 03, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. Senate chairman who has a major role in writing health care legislation said Tuesday he hopes to convince President Barack Obama that taxing some employer-provided benefits will help control escalating costs.

12. Congress Leaders Optimistic On Revived Bailout - Thursday, October 02, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional leaders talked optimistically of chances the Senate would pass the $700 billion financial industry bailout Wednesday night, but the message wasn’t resonating much with a still-skidding stock market by press time.

13. Shocking Defeat for Econ Bailout; Record Stock Dip - Tuesday, September 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a stunning vote that shocked the capital and worldwide markets, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive without it. The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 800 points, the most ever for a single day.

14. Fannie, Freddie Rescue Pushes Housing Aid - Tuesday, July 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - A foreclosure aid plan that was facing a sluggish trip through Congress has a powerful new engine behind it: the Bush administration's urgent request to rescue mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

15. Democrats, Republicans Promise Speedy Work on Economic Stimulus Legislation - Thursday, January 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Under pressure to act quickly on the sagging election-year economy, Democratic and GOP leaders held talks Wednesday amid increasing optimism that the warring factions might actually agree soon on an economic stimulus bill.

16. Archived Article: Law Focus (ergo) - Thursday, April 29, 1999
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Razing pain Controversy swirls around OSHAs attempt to drive workplace ergonomics without a map By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News A set of standards being designed to make the workplace safer and more comfortable for employees...