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Political ads filled the airwaves in Iowa during the caucuses in 2012.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The political organizations at the center of the Internal Revenue Service scandal last year are receiving some potential clarifications today. The I.R.S. and…

Photo by Flickr user bfishadow The Nasdaq Composite Index closed above the 4,000 mark Tuesday for the first time in 13 years, with help from solid housing data, the Wall Street Journal reports. The index closed at…

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