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By ADAM LIPTAK

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders should also apply to life-without-parole sentences.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether the reasoning that led it to strike down the death penalty for juvenile offenders four years ago should also apply to sentences of life without the possibility of parole.

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The Pension Protection Act also directs the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of any organization that fails to file an annual return, including the 990-N, for three consecutive years. Revocations will happen automatically beginning in May 2010.

Experts have long believed that many defunct organizations are listed as active in the IRS files. (Exempt nonprofits are required to inform the IRS when they go out of business, but many don't.) It is unlikely, however, that they add up to half a million.