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WRAPUP 3-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party decries scandal
Reuters* Conservative Tea Party groups rally on Capitol Hill * Ousted IRS chief to testify before House panel on Friday * Republican McConnell alleges 'government intimidation' (Adds details, background) By Jeff Mason and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Mitch McConnell, Dick Durbin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Finding permanent IRS chief difficult job for Obama
ReutersPresident Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political beliefs. Danny Werfel,...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Mitch McConnell, Crime, Law and Justice, Dick Durbin
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants....Tags: Politics, Lindsey O. Graham, Interior Policy, Orrin Hatch, Employment
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Taxation, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senators tighten student visa rules in immigration bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended the sweeping immigration bill Tuesday to tighten student visa rules in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. The committee, which is trying to get through the 844-page bill by the end of the week, also...
Tags: Azamat Tazhayakov, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Interior Policy, Employees
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Many amendments, few changes to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Senators on Thursday began the arduous task of going through some 300 proposed amendments to the delicately constructed bipartisan immigration bill. By lunch, they had disposed of 17. With a packed audience of many pro-immigration...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Elections
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U.S. Senate panel launches crucial debate over immigration bill
Reuters* Judiciary Committee opens amendment marathon * Republicans express skepticism and promise long process * House negotiators still face unresolved issues By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on...Tags: AFL-CIO, U.S. House of Representatives, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Chuck Grassley
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Legislation Would Ground Recalled Rental Cars
KickingTiresA bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Lisa Murkowski, Claire McCaskill, Product Recalls, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise -report
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Human Interest, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Elections
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Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise: report
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political connections in Washington...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Human Interest, Politics, Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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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: U.S. House of Representatives, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate, Politics, Elections
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Border Patrol struggles to measure what it can't see
SAN DIEGO — Kathy Gomez estimates that U.S. Border Patrol agents catch 75% of the migrants who try to run through the strawberry fields at her farm near the border with Tijuana. Farther east, Miguel Diaz thinks the number hits 90% at his junkyard...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 13, 2013
|Blog| Cars.com
May 13, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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