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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Casino and Gambling, Entertainment
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Factbox - Benghazi attacks and U.S. politics
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are waging a political battle over attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September that killed Washington's ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. Republicans say the attacks exposed...Tags: Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Susan Rice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Martin Dempsey
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TIMELINE-Events in U.S. IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is under investigation for extra scrutiny it gave to conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, a practice that elicited complaints...Tags: Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections
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COLUMN - Benghazi and the Republican abandonment of the center
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist) By Nicholas Wapshott May 10 (Reuters) - In World War Two, the Libyan port of Benghazi was hard fought over, changing hands five times between Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Allied forces. Seventy years on,...Tags: Coca-Cola, Rupert Murdoch, News Media, Parties and Movements, Microsoft Windows
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COLUMN: For Obama, 2014 is his number
WASHINGTON — Thirty-one months ago Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell affronted the media and other custodians of propriety by saying something common-sensical. On Oct. 23, 2010, he said: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is...Tags: Interior Policy, Culture, Mitt Romney, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Steve Israel, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Culture, Finance
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2012 elections boost TV stations; L.A. market reaches $1.4 billion
Politics may often seem like a dirty business, but for local TV stations it's also a very good business. Political advertising helped propel a 13.2% growth in television station revenue last year, allowing the broadcast industry to regain much of the...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Television Industry, Online Advertising, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Mike Lee, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz
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GOP moves to plug technology gap with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarrassed by how the last presidential election exposed their yesteryear technology, Republicans are turning to a younger generation of tech-savvy social media experts and software designers to improve communications with voters,...
Tags: Reince Priebus, Primaries, eHarmony, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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It's a Gray Area: Muslims are the latest targets of discrimination
In so many ways, one of the biggest civil rights issues of our day is the way we treat Muslims in our country. Yes, 9/11 was an act of war against the United States, and yes, it was carried out by radical Muslims. But it is our obligation to realize...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Colin Powell, Mitt Romney, Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Marco Rubio, Rand Paul go head-to-head at CPAC conference
FORT WASHINGTON, MD -- High-profile speeches by a pair of Republican presidential possibilities suggested that noneconomic issues are likely to emerge as 2014 and 2016 campaign themes as the economy continues to recover. Beyond pocketbook concerns,...
Tags: Michele Bachmann, Scott Walker, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Justice and Rights
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