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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics, White House
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IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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Treasury gears up to buy time under reimposed debt cap
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling...Tags: Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Public Finance, Government Debt, Politics
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced a series of steps the Obama administration is prepared to take so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the cap on the U.S. government's debt expires...Tags: Government Debt, Public Finance, Fannie Mae, Politics, Local Government
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, USA Today, Internal Revenue Service, George W. Bush
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AP source: Obama to appoint senior budget official Daniel Werfel as acting IRS commissioner
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a White House official says. Werfel will replace Steven Miller, ousted Wednesday amid...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, White House, Internal Revenue Service, George W. Bush
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White House announces new IRS leadership
WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Media Industry
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Obama names budget official Werfel as acting IRS head
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named top White House budget office aide Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the White House said on Thursday. Obama ousted acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller late on...Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, White House, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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Tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. With three...Tags: Barack Obama, FBI, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Republican Party
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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Robert P. Casey, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner. Three congressional committees are investigating and the FBI...Tags: Justice System, FBI, Barack Obama, Politics, White House
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IRS commissioner resigns, Obama calls IRS actions 'inexcusable'
(Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism in a scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. Seeking to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice
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