Breaking News: Man Flies Plane Into IRS Building

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  1. Shapecity

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    (CNN) -- An Austin, Texas, resident with an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service set his house on fire Thursday and then crashed a small plane into a building housing an IRS office with nearly 200 employees, officials said.

    Federal authorities identified the pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 as Joseph Andrew Stack, 53.
    Two people were injured and one person was missing, local officials said. There were no reported deaths.
    A message on a Web site registered to Stack appears to be a suicide note.

    "If you're reading this, you're no doubt asking yourself, 'Why did this have to happen?' " the message says. "The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time."
    In the lengthy, rambling message, the writer rails against the government and, particularly, the IRS.

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=T1
     
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    umm....yeah...there's another thread all about this....
     
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    Sorry just heard about it.
     
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    As an "Administrator" we expect you to be a little more on top of things.
     
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