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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to...Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, White House
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Redacted truth, subjunctive outrage
WASHINGTON — Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Second, overhyping will only diminish the importance of the scandal if it doesn't...
Tags: FBI, Benghazi, U.S. Department of State, Hillary Clinton, Al-Qaeda
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: U.S. Senate, Benghazi, Work Relations, Global Change, White House
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Parties and Movements, Public Finance, White House
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Parties and Movements, Public Finance, White House
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Point/Counterpoint: What's impact of IRS flap on Obama term?
Will the IRS scandal negatively affect President Barack Obama's second term? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz asks political analysts in Pennsylvania and Washington. YES Lara Brown Villanova University political science professor Q: Will...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Barack Obama, Republican Party, Elections, White House
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Past time for heads to roll in Washington
AUSTIN, Texas - The twin revelations of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative political organizations and, now, that the U.S. Justice Department was spying on the Associated Press -- all in a few days -- mean this: It is time to air the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Ronald Reagan, Justice System, Media Industry, Politics
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White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...Tags: Benghazi, Television Industry, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, DC
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El Tea Party resurge en medio de escándalos en Estados Unidos
Los escándalos del escrutinio del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) a grupos conservadores y del espionaje a la agencia AP están reviviendo en EE.UU. al movimiento derechista Tea Party y, ante todo, dando sentido a su advertencia sobre el excesivo...Tags: Glenn Beck, Barack Obama, MSNBC (tv network), Taxation, Politics
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White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's...Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Benghazi, Parties and Movements, Finance
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IRS not only agency in disarray
This is probably the tip of the iceberg ("Report finds disarray at IRS," May 15). Most government employees believe in large government where can you work and get a pension that you do not pay into and have health care that you do not pay into as well...
Tags: Taxation, Politics
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Top White House adviser says Obama learned of IRS scandal from news reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration...Tags: Political Fundraising, White House, This Week (tv program), Washington, DC, Politics
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