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FOUR Indian Navy ships? voyage last month through the strategic Malacca Straits, calling at Port Klang, Da Nang and Manila, though not extraordinary, points to a significant trend.
Slowly, India seems to be shedding what critics call its ?landlocked mindset? and is surveying the vast expanse of water around it.
A country conducting maritime trade from times immemorial rarely flaunted its naval power. Its navy came into being, thanks to the British East India Company only four centuries ago.
Till Europeans came by the sea, invaders were from the mountains in its northwest.
Even today, India?s adversarial neighbours are along the Line of Control (Pakistan) and the McMahon Line (China). This has blinded Indians to the geographical reality that they are actually a maritime nation. That leaves them little scope to look at those who are not, in other directions.
Times are a-changing. Some 48 nations, many of them with thriving navies, are engaged or have shown interest in joint military exercises.
The Indian navy regularly deploys and operates across the world in different oceanic areas to update operational knowledge, test its reach and endurance.
Constructive engagement is its principal weapon during peacetime. The idea is to hone inter-operability skills for Humanitarian Assistance for Disaster Relief (HADR), as was done during the 2004 tsunami. According to a former navy chief, Admiral (rtd) Sushil Kumar: ?With the Indian subcontinent positioned dominantly astride the vital sea lanes of communication (SLOC) ? which include China?s new silk route through the Indian Ocean ? it is not India but China that finds itself on the back foot. That the Chinese have a healthy respect for the Indian navy?s capability has been well established.?
He recalls that ?in September 2000 when the Indian navy deployed a task force of submarines and destroyers to exercise in the South China Sea, there were misgivings in certain political circles.
?To those who understand what sea power is all about, it came as no surprise that this task force, which operated for more than a month in the region, was finally received by the Chinese at the Shanghai naval base with full military ceremony.?
Those dynamics have changed and so have threat perceptions. The Indian air force has set up its first fighter air station in the southern peninsula at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, deploying Sukhois. This futuristic arrangement is to provide maritime security cover to all strategic and vital installations in the region.
India is also building strong maritime security bridges with countries like Japan and Vietnam in a bid to counter China?s ?string of pearls? maritime construct in the Indian Ocean rim (IOC).
In Tokyo last month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh emphasised on strong mutual strategic interest to expand cooperation on maritime security and promoting regional stability.
India views Japan as a ?natural and indispensable partner? in the quest for stability and peace in Asia. Ensuring sea lanes remain open and free is vital for the region?s prosperity, given its dependence on oil imports from the Middle East.
Manmohan said: ?We have also sought to assume our responsibility for stability in the IOR (Indian Ocean region). We are well positioned, therefore, to become a net provider of security in our immediate region and beyond.?
Since trade depends on the sea lanes, their security and freedom of navigation is critical to economic and overall security.
India supports that freedom be exercised in accordance with the principles of international law.
With Singapore, India?s defence cooperation has been unique. Bilateral agreements for utilisation of facilities in India by the Singapore air force and army and the pact for training and exercises of Singapore air force in India, extended to 2017, point to this.
With Australia, India is to continue ongoing bilateral naval exchanges to build confidence and familiarity between the navies and work towards a bilateral maritime exercise in 2015.
It is also committed to continue to cooperate in the Asia-Pacific region bilaterally and through various multilateral fora, including the East Asia Summit, Asean Regional Forum and Asean Defence Ministers? Meeting.
Overall, the objective is to enhance security and stability in the entire IOR by engaging with regional and extra-regional maritime powers.
The Indian navy is committed to combating piracy and maritime terrorism in the Indian Ocean, especially in the Gulf of Aden, and safeguarding vital trade and energy flow destined for India and Southeast Asian economies.
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According to a study carried out by Australian researchers, it has been revealed that cancer risk gets increased among youngsters who have undergone CT scan.
The study was carried out by a group of researchers from the Melbourne University School of Population and Global Health. The researchers have urged to levy a limit on the use of CT scans.
"Future CT scans should be limited to situations where there is a definite clinical indication, with every scan optimised to provide a diagnostic CT image at the lowest possible radiation dose", said the study.
The study, published on bmj. com, has found that youngsters who underwent CT scans were 24% more likely to suffer from cancer in comparison to others who have not undergone the scans.
Lead researcher Professor John Matthews said that if youngsters continued to undergo cancer then in the group of 10,000 youngsters, 39 cancers can be expected in the next 10 years.
In order to reach at the above given result, the researchers reviewed 10.9 million people and the data of the same was taken from Australian Medicare records. It has been recommended that doctors should compare benefit against the potential risk when it comes to CT scans.
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Phil Spencer just hopped on stage at Microsoft's Xbox Reveal event and has just unveiled Forza Motorsport 5 for the Xbox One. While there's no firm launch date for the console just yet, the next-gen racing title will arrive on launch day when Redmond's next gaming box arrives later this year. Microsoft hasn't published the eye candy-filled trailer it just played up on stage, but you can be sure we'll update here when it does.
Update: Our fine friends over at Joystiq have gotten ahold of the trailer, which we've slotted in past the break.
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CAIRO (AP) ? Egyptian officials say troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai during a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.
A security official said a senior military officer offered an apology to the family of the dead man, who had drowned.
Security officials initially reported the incident as a clash with gunmen. The officials say police and troops had believed the funeral convoy of eight pickup trucks was carrying gunmen who refused orders to stop. The troops opened fire, and some among the mourners fired back before the mourners fled. The officials said one dead body was left behind, and troops believed they had killed him.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position.
Loss-absorbing debt is used by financial companies to protect themselves against a potential market downturn. Under certain circumstances, the debtholders would incur losses, thereby easing the burden on the issuer.
Nationwide could raise between 300 million and 500 million pounds through the issue of so-called core capital deferred shares (CCDS), though a source close to the building society said the size and timing of the issue had not yet been finalised.
Chief Executive Graham Beale said in an interview on the Financial Times website that Nationwide had been working on creating the new instrument as an alternative to permanent interest-bearing shares (Pibs), which are no longer regarded as core Tier 1 capital - a measure of financial strength favoured by regulators.
"We've been working with the regulators to design a new instrument and we've come up with something called core capital deferred shares or CCDS," Beale said. "It's not been issued yet but will ultimately replace Pibs so that organisations can top up capital or respond to needs for additional capital by using that new instrument."
The capital position of mutuals has been brought into focus by difficulties at the Co-operative Bank, which is facing a capital shortfall that some analysts say could be as large as 1.8 billion pounds.
Credit agency Moody's downgraded Co-op's debt ratings earlier in May, prompting the departure of the bank's chief executive, Barry Tootell.
Beale said Nationwide planned to issue the debt in the near future.
"I would say within the next 12 months is a realistic timeframe, nothing big, it's just really an issue to prove that there is an appetite," he said.
(Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Mark Potter)
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This undated image released by NBC shows newly named President of NBC News, Deborah Turness. She will be based at the NBC News headquarters in New York and begin her new role on August 5. (AP Photo/NBC)
This undated image released by NBC shows newly named President of NBC News, Deborah Turness. She will be based at the NBC News headquarters in New York and begin her new role on August 5. (AP Photo/NBC)
NEW YORK (AP) ? NBC went out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, on Monday naming the first woman to hold the top job.
Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News in Britain, replaces Steve Capus, who resigned earlier this year, and will begin her new job in August.
Turness will take over a news division bruised by the "Today" show losing its long-held dominant position in the morning to ABC's "Good Morning America." NBC's flagship "Nightly News" broadcast still tops the evening news ratings, but anchor Brian Williams recently saw his "Rock Center" newsmagazine abruptly canceled after less than two years on the air.
"It is quite simply the greatest imaginable honor to be named as the next president of NBC News," Turness said.
In NBC's new management structure, she reports to Pat Fili-Krushel, head of the NBC Universal News Group, as do MSNBC President Phil Griffin and CNBC President Mark Hoffman.
Fili-Krushel was not immediately available for comment. She said in a statement that Turness is "very familiar" with NBC News through a partnership the two networks have.
Turness, who is 46, became editor of ITV News in 2004, the first woman and youngest person to hold that job. Often overshadowed by the state-funded BBC, ITV is Britain's largest commercial television network. ITN, which is 40 percent owned by ITV, is Britain's top commercial news producer. Turness joined the company in 1988 as a news producer and worked for four years during the 1990s in the company's Washington bureau.
"Deborah epitomizes everything that is best about ITN, inspiring our newsrooms with her ideas, enthusiasm and energy," said John Hardie, CEO of ITN. As editor of ITV News, Turness was in charge of news coverage and business operations.
The morning will no doubt be her top priority upon joining NBC. The decline of "Today" is a major blow to the company's pride and bottom line. Women dominate the show's viewership and the ham-fisted replacement of anchor Ann Curry with Savannah Guthrie last year tore at the show's popularity. It has not gone unnoticed that men supervised the show during its turnover.
Within the next two years, Turness will likely be responsible for choosing Matt Lauer's successor on "Today" should the long-running anchor decide to leave.
"Nightly News" still has a comfortable lead in evening news ratings over ABC and CBS. But Turness will probably face lingering morale issues related to the cancellation of "Rock Center" after being bounced around the network's prime-time schedule.
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Associated Press writer Raphael Satter in London contributed to this report.
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An Iraqi woman passes by the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi woman passes by the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad?s Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad?s Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi security force members gather at the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded popular restaurant in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. Two car bombings in the southern city of Basra, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. Iraq has seen a spike of attacks, including bombings hitting both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the last week. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded popular restaurant in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. Two car bombings in the southern city of Basra, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. Iraq has seen a spike of attacks, including bombings hitting both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the last week. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door.
The latest spiral of violence ? which has claimed more than 240 lives in the past week ? carries the hallmarks of the two sides that brought nearly nonstop chaos to Iraq for years: Sunni insurgents, including al-Qaida's branch in Iraq, and Shiite militias defending their newfound power after Saddam Hussein's fall.
But the widening shadow and regional brinksmanship from Syria's conflict now increasingly threaten to feed into Iraq's sectarian strife, heightening concerns that Iraq could be turning toward civil war.
The Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki must balance its close ties with Iran ? the main regional ally of Syria's Bashar Assad ? and its position among fellow Arab League members and neighboring Turkey, which strongly back Syria's mainly Sunni opposition.
Al-Maliki appears determined to boost security crackdowns to keep Iraq's minority Sunnis from taking a more high-profile role in the anti-Assad forces, which have received pledges of support from the longtime insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq.
There have been no claims of responsibility for the current flare-up of violence, capped by Monday's body count that was the highest death toll for a single day in 10 months. Yet some analysts believe it's difficult to separate Iraq's deep sectarian suspicions from the Shiite-Sunni split over Assad, which has also led to clashes in Lebanon.
"Iraq now has moved into a bigger circle that covers Syria and Lebanon," said Baghdad-based political affairs analyst Hadi Jalo.
Al-Maliki is not only worried about his Sunni rivals possibly deepening their involvement in the rebel cause in Syria, said Patrick Clawson, director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Al-Maliki's worries extend to Iraq's semiautonomous northern Kurdish region, which has close links to Assad foe Turkey.
"Al-Maliki believes this is the time to be tough and show he is in control of the country," said Clawson. "What we are seeing is the backlash to that."
The U.S. and its Western allies strongly support Syria's political opposition, but have been reluctant to significantly boost weapons flow to rebel fighters because of worries over Islamic militants who have joined the anti-Assad brigades. But the deepening refugee crisis in the region, along with concern over spillover violence, is often cited by Arab states and Turkey urging greater Western intervention.
Sectarian tensions have been worsening since Iraq's minority Sunnis began expanding protests over what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government. Many Sunnis contend that much of the country's current turmoil is rooted in the policies of al-Maliki's government, which they accuse of feeding sectarian tension by becoming more aggressive toward Sunnis after the U.S. military withdrawal in December 2011.
Mass demonstrations by Sunnis, which began in December, have largely been peaceful. However, the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23.
Hours after Monday's stunning blitz of attacks ? stretching from north of Baghdad to the southern city of Basra ? al-Maliki accused militant groups of trying to exploit Iraq's political instability and vowed to resist attempts to "bring back the atmosphere of the sectarian war."
He also blamed the recent spike in violence on the wider unrest in the region, particularly Syria.
"You cannot remove the Syrian element from what's happening in Iraq," said Sami al-Faraj, director of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies. "The outcome of the war in Syria has big consequences for both Iraq's Sunnis and Shiites. What we see now is an extension of that in some respects."
The worst of Monday's violence took place in Baghdad, where 10 car bombs ripped through open-air markets and other areas of Shiite neighborhoods, killing at least 48 people and wounding more than 150, police officials said.
In Balad, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad, a car bomb exploded next to a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims, killing 13 Iranians and one Iraqi, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
Meanwhile, in the predominantly Shiite city of Basra in southern Iraq, twin car bombings ? outside a restaurant and at the city's main bus station ? killed at least 13 people and wounded 40, according to provincial police spokesman Col. Abdul-Karim al-Zaidi and the head of the city's health directorate, Riadh Abdul-Amir.
"All of a sudden, a thunderous explosion lifted my car and put it back on the ground," said Sami Saadon, a Basra taxi driver who suffered shrapnel injuries in his chest. "I could barely open the door and I crawled outside the car, where smoke and dust were everywhere."
A car bomb later struck Shiite worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in the southern city of Hillah, killing nine and wounding 26, police and health officials said.
Monday's violence also struck Sunni areas.
A car bomb in Samarra, north of Baghdad, went off near a gathering of pro-government Sunni militia waiting outside a military base to receive salaries, killing three and wounding 13. In the western province of Anbar, the hub of Sunni power, gunmen ambushed two police patrols near the town of Haditha, killing eight policemen, officials said.
Also in Anbar, authorities found 13 bodies dumped in a remote desert area. The victims, who included eight policemen kidnapped by gunmen on Friday, had been killed by a gunshot to the head, officials said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The surge in bloodshed has exasperated Iraqis, who have lived for years with the fear and uncertainty bred of random violence.
"How long do we have to continue living like this, with all the lies from the government?" asked 23-year-old Baghdad resident Malik Ibrahim. "Whenever they say they have reached a solution, the bombings come back stronger than before."
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Associated Press writers Nabil Al-Jurani in Basra and Brian Murphy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.
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An investigation is underway to determine what caused a New Haven-bound train to collide with a New York City-bound train in Connecticut on Friday night. Dozens were hospitalized following the crash on what is the busiest rail line in America, serving 125,000 commuters daily.?
Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday in Fairfield, Conn. Two trains collided. A New York-bound train leaving New Haven derailed and hit a westbound train. Some cars on the second train also derailed.
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EnlargeFederal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut?that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically.
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More than 60 people were hospitalized Friday night after an eastbound commuter train derailed and collided with a westbound passenger train on an adjacent track near the Connecticut?suburb of Fairfield.
Eight people remained hospitalized on Saturday, three in critical condition, Connecticut?Governor?Dannel Malloy?said.
The collision of the?Metro-North trains forced Amtrak to shut down service indefinitely between New York and?Boston.
The governor is encouraging commuters who normally use the line to find alternative ways to get to work on Monday.
National Transportation Safety Board?investigators arrived at the scene on Saturday to determine the cause. There had been construction and repair work going on in the area and one question was whether debris was on the track.
"They can't rule anything out," said Malloy, adding that he wanted investigators to complete their work as quickly as possible so the busy commuter rail line could be reopened.
The eastbound train was headed to?New Haven, Connecticut, when it collided with the train bound for New York's Grand Central Station.
NTSB officials said several cars had derailed, not an entire train.
Malloy said the train cars were new and "designed to the latest standards" for safety and protection of passengers.
"To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that a car like this has been involved in this kind of incident and by all appearances they responded well," Malloy said. "One of the things you look at, for instance - did the seats become removed and that sort of stuff. It is going to take some more investigation. That is why they are here."
Metro-North is a commuter railroad serving the northern suburbs of New York City. It is operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a New York state agency. Fairfield is about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
The rail line serves a major corridor between?Boston?and New York. The?New Haven?line operated by?Metro-North is the busiest rail line in?America?and serves 125,000 commuters a day, said?Judd Everhart?of the?Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Malloy said the state Department of Transportation already has ordered the large equipment needed to remove the cars, which will be picked up and put on flatbeds to be taken to another location for further investigation.
(Reporting by Karen Brooks in Austin, Texas, and David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Greg McCune and Eric Beech)
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BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.
Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Saturday that a coalition known as the Judicial Council had accused another rebel force, the Ghurabaa al-Sham, of robbing factories in Aleppo's industrial neighborhood.
He said the two groups clashed on Tuesday and the Judicial Council is now holding Ghurabaa al-Sham members captive. The Ghurabaa al-Sham is also holding Judicial Council members.
Aleppo-based activist Mohammed Saeed said Ghurabaa al-Sham withdrew its fighters from several neighborhoods, including the industrial area.
Aleppo is Syria's largest city and is split between rebel and government control.
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There is an enchanted-fairy-tale aspect to Mud, but its bright, calm surface only barely disguises a strong, churning undercurrent.
A modern fairy tale, steeped in the sleepy Mississippi lore of Twain and similar American writers, and with a heart as big as the river is wide.
Nichols has a strong feeling for the tactility of natural elements-water, wood, terrain, weather.
Nichols takes his time with the story, dwelling on how the boy is shaped by the killer's tragic sense of romance, yet the suspense holds.
"Mud" isn't just a movie. It's the firm confirmation of a career.
"Mud" unfolds at its own pace, revealing its story in slivers. The performances are outstanding, especially from Sheridan, who plays tough, sweet, vulnerable and confused with equal conviction.
As Mud might say, it's a hell of a thing.
The boys are so skillfully played that Mud also plays like cinema verite. Nichols' fluid camerawork suggests a documentary-style approach. That helps these young lads transform into flesh-and-blood characters who get our attention and support.
Sheridan, who played the Terrence Malick surrogate in The Tree Of Life, is terrific at conveying adolescent confusion with tiny squints and frowns, and McConaughey plays off him masterfully.
Carefully crafting films that fly just below the political radar, director-writer Jeff Nichols is slowly, but surely, reweaving the fabric of the American dream.
It's totally worth it to pay good money to see a good, little film nestled between theaters showing 'Iron Man 3' and 'The Great Gatsby.' (Complete Content Details for Parents also available)
This is a junior adventure story echoing Huckleberry Finn and Stand By Me, a tale which is in no hurry to unfold, but beautifully done, exquisitely performed, and filled with terror and wonder.
Beautifully acted, intellectually engaging, and dramatically satisfying, Mud deserves to rocket to the top of your must-see list.
Nichols is a gifted writer-director who knows how to get into the heads of his characters. And this film has superior actors who create people who are intriguing and hugely involving.
'Mud' is a standout film in this 'coming of age' genre mainly because of its central character, one tough, warm-hearted, stubborn little kid who believes in the power of love, above all else.
Other than pacing problems that needlessly stretch the film past the two-hour mark, 'Mud' slings the dirt and sweat with the best of them, as it both mourns and celebrates a way of life that's all but disappeared.
A sublime coming-of-age film, 'Mud' would be the offspring if 'Stand By Me' and 'Cape Fear' reproduced.
Mud is a movie of striking performances and memorable images and of people who seem to belong in rather than being imposed upon their environment.
A brilliant metaphor for how a child deals with divorce.
This might be Mud. But it deserves to stick.
This is a film that gives McConaughey the chance to be an actor rather than a star, and, not for the first time, he grabs the opportunity.
Gone is the rom-com character and emphasis on a toothy smile and six-pack abs. Matthew McConaughey is showing off some acting chops.
Mud is, perhaps, a little longer than it needed to be, but few sensitive viewers will begrudge Nichols his indulgence. This director is the real thing.
Writer-director Nichols continues to get inside the heads of his characters with this involving but overlong dramatic thriller.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the scandal shifts to Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers from both parties are expected to grill the outgoing acting head of the agency, Steven Miller, and the Treasury Department inspector general for tax administration, J. Russell George, about the growing scandal that threatens to eclipse President Barack Obama's second-term agenda.
Miller was forced to resign on Wednesday, and Obama has since appeared in public twice to condemn the IRS's actions and promise full cooperation with three congressional investigations and a Justice Department probe.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee are expected to press Miller at the hearing about why he did not disclose the practice of targeting conservative groups after learning about it in 2012, even when he was questioned about it by members of Congress.
Republicans, who have demanded more answers and angrily accused the administration of using government powers to target political foes, also are likely to question whether other groups or donors were singled out because of their political views, and whether the White House knew of the practice.
The hearing is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).
"There are still far too many unanswered questions and until we know what truly happened, we cannot fully fix what is wrong," said Committee Chairman Dave Camp, a Republican from Michigan.
"The IRS has demonstrated a culture of cover up and has failed time and time again to be completely open and honest with the American people," Camp said.
George, who investigated the complaints against the IRS, issued a public report earlier this week that blamed ineffective management and bureaucratic confusion at the IRS for the agency's inappropriate targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny when considering applications for tax-exempt status.
But George also could face vigorous questioning from Republicans about why he did not issue warnings about the practice earlier.
The political storm over the scandal has put Obama on the defensive at a time when he is negotiating with Republicans on a budget deal and trying to push a comprehensive immigration reform bill through Congress.
Two other committees, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, also will hold IRS hearings next week.
"COMMON SENSE"
Representative Devin Nunes of California, a Republican member of the Ways and Means panel, said Friday's hearing will kick off a months-long investigative process. Nunes said he was suspicious of the tax agency's motives in targeting groups with names that included "Tea Party" or "Patriot."
"Common sense tells me it probably just wasn't two low-level employees in Cincinnati sitting around strategizing about how to go after the Tea Party," Nunes told reporters on Thursday.
Representative Sander Levin of Michigan, the top Democrat on the panel, said he was concerned that Republicans could turn the probe into a partisan witchhunt.
"There is a tendency to politicize. That would be a terrible mistake," Levin told reporters. "There are people who conjecture, who are trying to make connections. If there is no basis for it, that is also a mistake."
Camp and Levin sent the IRS a letter on Tuesday outlining the information they were seeking in the probe, including all documents relating to the targeting and any information on who knew about the practice and when they became aware of it.
The letter also asked for any other organizations singled out for their political views and the search terms used to find them, as well as all documents related to possible special reviews of groups whose missions involved Israel and all communication with the White House on the process.
Given the three congressional investigations and the Justice probe, Obama said, there was no need for a special prosecutor to look into the allegations.
"Between those investigations I think we're going to be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong, and we're going to be able to implement steps to fix it," Obama said at a Rose Garden news conference on Thursday.
(Additional reporting by Kim Dixon; Editing by Karey Van Hall and Lisa Shumaker)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-picks-temporary-irs-head-tea-party-decries-003205741.html
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The rate of new home construction fell 16.5 percent in the month of April, following a 7 percent increase in March, while the number of permits issued rose 14.3 percent, after declining by 3.9 percent in March, according to real estate market trends reported by the Commerce Department today.
New home construction took place at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 in April, down considerably from the annual rate of more than 1.02 million for March, but 13.1 percent higher than the annual rate of 754,000 in April 2012, the Commerce Department reported.
The slump in new construction helped drag down stocks in morning trading, according to Bloomberg News, as the markets reacted to disappointing housing, employment and manufacturing data.
Building permits ? a forward-looking indicator of real estate market trends ? were issued at an annual rate of more than 1.01 million, an increase of 14.3 percent from the annual rate of 890,000 for March and 35.8 percent higher than the annual rate of 374,000 in April 2012.
Confidence among home builders rose in May, reversing months of declining confidence, according to real estate market trends reported yesterday by the National Association of Home Builders, a trade association based in Washington, D.C. The association?s Housing Market Index rose three points to a reading of 44 on improved perceptions of sales conditions, sales expectations and buyer traffic. Despite the increase, the index remains well below 50, a point that signals equal numbers of builders view real estate market trends as positive or negative.
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U.S. home prices are forecast to rise by 2.5 percent in 2013, according to the analytics firm CoreLogic, and to keep rising by 3.9 percent a year over the next five years.
In other signs of improving real estate market trends, REITs ? or real estate investment trusts ? outperformed the S&P 500 Index in April. Click?here?to learn more.
Further indications of prevailing real estate market trends are due next week. The National Association of Realtors is scheduled to report existing homes sales data for April on Wednesday, and the Federal Housing Finance Authority will release its House Price Index for March on Thursday.
Source: http://www.millionairecorner.com/article/real-estate-market-trends-home-building-slows-april
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