Not everyone at the IRS has a desk job. Some agents spend their days digging through trash and installing wiretaps, IRS special agent Jerry Gomez said. The agents, known as certified forensic examiners, investigate tax fraud and enforce tax laws, Gomez said.

State Treasurer James Lewis said government officials must work for the public, not themselves. "As a public servant, it's not I. It's not you and me. It's us," he said. "If you have the I or the me at the forefront, that's a problem."

by Tom Maliti The Associated Press N'DJAMENA, Chad - Seven Europeans among 17 detained for over a week in an alleged attempt to kidnap 103 African children were released Sunday and left the country with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. It was the second time since taking office in May that the French leader has intervened in a major international legal dispute.

by Mansur Mirovalev The Associated Press MOSCOW - A white supremacist from Texas lifted his black cowboy hat into the air as he stepped forward to address thousands of Russian nationalists at a rally Sunday in Moscow. "I'm taking my hat off as a sign of respect for your strong identity in ethnicity, nation and race," said Preston Wiginton, 43, exposing his close-cropped head to a freezing drizzle.