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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: Dwayne Johnson, Gun Control, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Southern Connecticut State University, Personal Weapon Control
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Officials say more evidence being gathered as Benghazi suspects remain under surveillance
AP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The White House believes there is enough proof for a military force to...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Police Investigations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Arrests
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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: Mitch McConnell, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Elections, Taxation, Television Industry
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Jay Carney, Elections, Richard Nixon
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John Dean: Obama's scandals are more like Harding's than Nixon's
During President Barack Obama's May 16 news conference, reporter Jeff Mason asked as part of his question: "And, more broadly, how do you feel about comparisons by some of your critics of this week's scandals to those that happened under the Nixon...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Fox News Channel (tv network), The Washington Post, MSNBC (tv network)
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Libyan interior minister submits resignation: official sources
ReutersTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy. Two...Tags: Government, Tripoli (Libya), National Government, Politics, France
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COLUMN - It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 21 (Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals - Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists - that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is...Tags: Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Carl Bernstein, Elections, Richard Nixon
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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: Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Carl Bernstein, Elections, Richard Nixon
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Stop 'witch hunt' on Benghazi consulate attack
I was reading about the errant Benghazi claims in emails by the CIA. Yes, there was massive misinformation out there. Humans are fallible and there are times we do make mistakes. There was also massive information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Allentown
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LETTER: Benghazi Issues Serious, But Hearings Are Political Theater
Letter writer Alan L. Coykendall is correct about facts being important, and I wish he had delved a bit deeper before expressing his opinion [May 17, "Benghazi Facts Important"]. Yes, there is much to be corrected to prevent future incidents like...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton
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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Republican Party, Activism, Elections, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Senate, Bill Clinton, Politics
May 22, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
May 22, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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May 20, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 20, 2013
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