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Under fire from loyalists, White House admits 'potholes' in handling IRS scandal
Reuters* "Been some legitimate criticisms" * Shifting story puts White House under glare * Appearance of clumsiness By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Facing criticism from Democratic loyalists, the White House acknowledged on Wednesday that...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Taxation, Denis R. McDonough
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IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer questions....Tags: Justice System, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Trey Gowdy, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Obama Accountable For Troubling Questions
The Hartford CourantNot since the killing of Trayvon Martin has the nation heard the president speak as long and directly about blacks and his experience as a black man as he did at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony last weekend. At Morehouse, he referred to...Tags: Gun Control, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Benghazi, Colleges and Universities, Dwayne Johnson
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McManus: Obama's IRS choice
Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Max Baucus, Barack Obama, Taxation
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WRAPUP 3-IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions * Few answers, many questions at third hearing in less than a week * Republicans say officials should have revealed targeting sooner (Recasts with end of hearing) By Kim Dixon...Tags: Trey Gowdy, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Taxation
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IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...Tags: Trey Gowdy, Barack Obama, Taxation, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Criminal Laws
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Transportation nominee gets warm reception from senators, steers clear of controversy
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Transportation, Travel
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A 'Meet the Press' moment
Change of SubjectFrom the transcript: NBC'S MEET THE PRESS" HOST DAVID GREGORY: Peggy Noonan, you wrote something (in your Wall Street Journal column) this week that really struck me in your column on Friday. And I want to put it up on...... -
Goals can be met
It is no fun for President Obama to be dealing with three minor scandals, but collectively these mishaps do not come close to Watergate and Iran-Contra. He will weather the storm and advance two of his major goals — immigration reform (because the...Tags: George W. Bush, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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Explanations needed
I do not see how Obama can be an effective president until he and others in his administration come clean with Congress and the American people. It will be extremely difficult for him to promote any of his second-term agenda until we receive answers to...Tags: U.S. Congress, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, South Whitehall Township, Jay Carney, Labor Legislation
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Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Apple iPad, Tim Cook, Google Inc.
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Funcionaria de agencia tributaria EEUU se niega a contestar preguntas ante Congreso
ReutersPor Kim Dixon y Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, 22 mayo (Reuters) - Una funcionaria del Servicio de Impuestos Internos de Estados Unidos, quien está en el centro de un escándalo fiscal por el especial escrutinio del organismo hacia grupos...Tags: Barack Obama, Taxation, Politics
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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