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Protesters helped governor learn how to handle terrorists

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that his experience taking on thousands of protesters in his state helped prepare him to take on terrorists across the world.

The likely Republican presidential contender sparked pointed criticism from labor union leaders across the country after remarks delivered on the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington.

The annual conference features more than a dozen potential Republican presidential contenders over three days hoping to win over conservative activists.

Asked how he would handle the Islamic State group if elected president, Walker said, “For years I’ve been concerned about that threat, not just abroad but here on American soil. “If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world,” he said.

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Walker is gearing up for a 2016 presidential contest in which foreign policy figures to play prominently.

Walker’s comments drew sharp reaction from union leaders.

WASHINGTON

32,000 emails linked to IRS tea party scandal recovered

Investigators said Thursday they have recovered 32,000 emails related to a former IRS official at the heart of the agency’s tea party scandal.

But they don’t know how many of them are new.

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The emails were to and from Lois Lerner, who used to head the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status.

Last June, the IRS told Congress it had lost an unknown number of Lerner’s email when her computer hard drive crashed in 2011.

At the time, IRS officials said the emails could not be recovered.

But at a congressional hearing Thursday evening, IRS Deputy Inspector General Timothy Camus said investigators recovered thousands of emails from old computer tapes used to back up the agency’s email system.

– From news service reports


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