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Google unveils maps, photo, music features

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a practice that has prompted congressional inquiries and a Justice Department criminal

IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he said those mistakes won't be repeated. In his first public comment on

Bulgarian center-right wins most of the votes

By VESELIN TOSHKOVAssociated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - The center-right party of former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has fallen far short of winning a majority needed to form a government, according to nearly final election results released on Monday, and appears to have no willing partners to