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  • Treasury official washes hands of IRS' political targeting

    22 May 2013, 11:37 am by: Tom Howell Jr.

    Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal S. Wolin said Wednesday his department had no hand in the IRS' targeting of conservative groups from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Wolin told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that specialists in Cincinnati…
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  • Reid: D.C. court needs Obama nominees for ideological balance

    22 May 2013, 11:02 am by: Stephen Dinan

    Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will push to confirm more judges to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., after that court ruled earlier this year that President Obama's broad use of recess appointment powers was unconstitutional. "You have a…
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  • Pritzker's offshore holdings cloud Commerce bid

    22 May 2013, 10:51 am by: Dave Boyer

    During his campaign for re-election, President Obama and his team accused Mitt Romney of "betting against America" for investing in offshore accounts that shielded the Republican challenger from paying U.S. taxes. If Mr. Romney "bet against America," so did…
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  • Key IRS official speaks at House hearing — but not for long

    22 May 2013, 10:26 am by: Tom Howell Jr.

    Lois Lerner, an IRS official who reportedly tried to stop the targeting of conservative groups in July 2011 before it surfaced again, told House investigators she did nothing wrong but will not answer their questions on Wednesday. On advice of her counsel, Ms.…
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  • Democrat raises prospect of special prosecutor for IRS

    22 May 2013, 10:10 am by: Tom Howell Jr.

    A Democrat on the House's investigative committee raised the specter of a special prosecutor on Wednesday to investigate political targeting of conservative groups at the IRS from 2010 to 2012. Rep. Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts Democrat, warned IRS and…
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  • Immigration vote shows strength of deal, pitfalls ahead

    22 May 2013, 8:49 am by: Stephen Dinan

    The Senate Judiciary Committee's 13-5 vote Tuesday to send the immigration bill to the full chamber floor exposed some of the fractures in the coalition but also highlighted surprising resilience and showed just how far Democrats and their interest group…
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  • Former Miss America may take on Mitch McConnell for Senate

    22 May 2013, 8:23 am by: Cheryl K. Chumley

    First Hollywood, now a beauty queen. The "maybe" challengers for the Senate seat held by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, have moved from Ashley Judd — who decided against a run weeks ago — to Heather French Henry, Miss America for…
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  • Fox anchor: Justice Department seized phone records for reporter James Rosen's parents

    22 May 2013, 6:35 am by: David Sherfinski

    Fox News anchor Bret Baier says that in addition to seizing the phone records of Fox reporter James Rosen, the Department of Justice seized the records of his parents as well in another twist to the still-unraveling saga. "We said the different numbers; we…
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  • Anthony Weiner's NYC mayoral bid is official: 'I hope I get a second chance'

    22 May 2013, 6:23 am by: Cheryl K. Chumley

    Embattled, scandal-ridden Anthony Weiner has thrown his hat in the ring for mayor of New York City. "I made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down," Mr. Weiner said, in a video he posted on his website late Tuesday. "But I've also learned…
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  • Tea party groups take anger to IRS offices across the nation

    22 May 2013, 5:43 am by: Valerie Richardson

    DENVER — Crowds jammed onto the sidewalks in front of more than a dozen Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide Tuesday to protest the agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. "We are done with being shut down, shut out and…
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  • Senators call on Obama to arm Syrian opposition

    21 May 2013, 4:09 pm by: Guy Taylor

    President Obama faces mounting bipartisan pressure for the U.S. to become more deeply involved in Syria's civil war, with a key Senate panel pushing through legislation Tuesday that would clear the way for the administration to supply weapons to rebels…
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  • Group sues over IRS, demands agency approve application

    21 May 2013, 3:38 pm by: Stephen Dinan

    True the Vote — one of the conservative groups the IRS subjected to special scrutiny when it applied for tax-exempt status — sued the federal government on Tuesday, demanding the tax agency approve its application that has now been pending for three years.…
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  • U.S. lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

    21 May 2013, 2:26 pm

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the United States from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated. The legislative proposal is a response to remarks last month…
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  • Immigration bill backers say not all back-taxes will be paid

    21 May 2013, 1:08 pm by: Stephen Dinan

    The Senate immigration bill's authors acknowledged Tuesday that their legislation does not require illegal immigrants to pay all back taxes, saying it would be too difficult to make them ante up everything they might owe. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, the New York…
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  • Court: U.S. can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

    21 May 2013, 12:28 pm by: Frederic J. Frommer

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge panel of the…
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  • Parties divide over IRS scandal fallout

    21 May 2013, 10:28 am by: Tom Howell Jr.

    Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday the IRS, while engaging in "unacceptable" targeting of conservative groups, may have been set up for failure by campaign finance law ambiguities that allowed tax-exempt groups to engage in…
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  • Boehner: Obama administration will get what it needs for Oklahoma

    21 May 2013, 10:25 am by: David Sherfinski

    House Speaker John A. Boehner said repeatedly on Tuesday that he will work with the Obama administration to make sure that it has the resources it needs to support Oklahoma in the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the state Monday. "Our hearts and…
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  • Sen. Chuck Schumer pressed to include gay rights in immigration reform

    21 May 2013, 7:26 am by: Cheryl K. Chumley

    Sen. Chuck Schumer is facing increasing pressure from members of the gay community to make sure any immigration reform he puts his stamp on includes rights for same-sex couples. In a recent meeting described by attendees as heated, Mr. Schumer reached out to…
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  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse uses tornado devastation to push climate change

    21 May 2013, 6:37 am by: Cheryl K. Chumley

    Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took Republicans to task on the Senate floor for failing to properly address climate change, referencing the ongoing tornado devastation in the Midwest as proof of that immediate action is needed. "So, you may have a question…
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  • PRUDEN: Mr. Obama and green persimmons

    21 May 2013, 6:01 am by: Wesley Pruden

    ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Republicans who can't wait to talk impeachment should sit down, shut up, and be patient. President Obama may yet deserve impeachment, but we're not there yet. Patience, as anyone old enough to remember Watergate knows, is how this game is…
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