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Column: It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals — Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists — that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is as bad as Watergate. No it isn't, says Bob Woodward, whose reputation was made by doggedly pursuing...Tags: Politics, Benghazi, U.S. Congress, Ronald Reagan, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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On the road to plutocracy
A couple years back my wife and I visited San Francisco, and forgetting how cold that city can be I neglected to bring a light windbreaker. My problem was solved by a street vendor at Fisherman's Wharf who sold me a jacket for eighteen bucks. I still wear...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, National Government, Judaism, Elections
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 21
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- MOORE - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine...Tags: Politics, Algeria, U.S. Congress, National Government, John Kerry
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Former IRS commissioner withdraws bid to join CBOE board
ReutersCHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Internal Revenue Service commissioner has withdrawn his bid to join CBOE Holdings Inc's board of directors as he faces fire for the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. Douglas...Tags: Politics, Board of Directors, U.S. Congress, Elections, Taxation
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NY art dealer tied to forgeries charged with tax fraud
Reuters* Art dealer charged with hiding income from art sales * Prosecutors say many works that were sold were forged * Dealer said to sell works by de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Artists, Laws, FBI, Trials
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Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report
WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, White House, Politics, Max Baucus, U.S. Congress
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Ex-IRS commissioner withdraws bid for CBOE board seat
Tribune reporterCBOE Holdings Inc. said former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman has withdrawn his bid for election to the company's board days before its annual meeting as he prepares to testify before Congress about allegations that the IRS targeted conservative...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Politics, U.S. Congress, Elections, Corporate Officers
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Sinbad bankrupt and owes $8 million to the IRS
Zap2itNot only has Sinbad gone bankrupt, but he's also facing a whole lot of debt. The comedian filed for Chapter 13 in April and claims he owes $8.3 million to the IRS for taxes from 1998 to 2006. He also owes state and federal taxes from 2009 to 2012. To...Tags: Bankruptcy, Entertainment
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: Politics, Karl Rove, Carney (music group), Max Baucus, U.S. Congress
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IRS official to assert Fifth Amendment right at U.S. House hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official who revealed the agency was giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, will assert her constitutional right not to answer questions to a...Tags: Darrell E Issa, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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Lew: IRS actions "inexcusable" and urges acting director to hold people accountable
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups was "unacceptable and inexcusable" and he has directed the agency's acting director to hold people accountable. Lew told...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Politics, Washington, DC, Jack Lew, Taxation
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Karl Rove, Max Baucus, U.S. Congress
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