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stanley cup uerto Rico governing party was in full-blown crisis Thursday as the nominee to succeed departing Gov. Ricardo Rossell贸 headed to a disputed and uncertain confirmation vote in the U.S. territory legislature.Rossell贸 is leaving Fri
stanley cup day in the face of massive public protest and has nominated veteran politician and attorney Pedro Pierluisi to succeed him. Pierluisi is a former representative to the U.S. Congress seen by most ordinary Puerto Ricans as a conciliatory, relatively uncontroversial figure, unlikely to be met by continued street demonstrations over poor governance and corruption.Pierluisi would succeed Rossell贸 if he confirmed by the territorial House and Senate as secretary of state, the next in line to become governor under the Puerto Rican constitution. The post is currently vacant and Rossell贸 New Progressive Party holds majorities in both chambers of the legislature, meaning a united party could easily name the next governor.Pierluisi main obstacle appeared to be Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, who has said he won ;t vote for Rossell贸 nominee and wan
stanley cup ts to be governor himself. Rivera Schatz is a powerful figure deeply associated with Puerto Rico political and business elite, and his elevation to governorship could re-ignite popular outrage.House and Senate sessions on Pierluisi were set to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday. Puerto Rican legislators were predicting that Pierluisi did Ierm Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in Elijah McClain s death from prison
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stanley cup s not to be.NRA first Vice President Richard Childress read a note from North aloud to thousands of the gun groups members at their annual convention in Indianapolis. It relayed news of the retired lieutenant colonels departure and raised the specter of an existential threat to the organization. The IRS hasnt indicated that its investigating the NRA. But New York Attorney General Letitia James has said her office is. As North had put it in a letter to the NRA b
stanley cup oard: I am deeply concerned that these allegations of financial improprieties could threaten our nonprofit status. Could they And what did North mean when he expressed concern about the NRAs nonprofit status Im an attorney who has worked for the Internal Revenue Service on legal matters associated with tax-exempt organizations and a professor who studies nonprofit law. It strikes me as unlikely that the IRS would strip the NRA of its tax-exempt status.At the same time, I think its possible that the New York authorities investigating the group might remove officers and members of its 76-member board of directors. There is even a slight possibility, as NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre warned in a fundraising letter, that New York authorities could cause the NRA to shut down forever. But I doubt it.The NRA and the IRSThe NRA consists of multiple kinds of entities, including a political action committee and four affiliat
