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Obama says IRS commissioner has resigned amid scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party...Tags: IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Taxation, Washington, DC, FBI, Internal Revenue Service
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Debt-limit fight heats up with Pay Your Bills measure
WASHINGTON — As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Labor Day, Barbara Boxer
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Senate panel back Obama nominee Froman for top trade post
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of White House chief international economic affairs adviser Mike Froman to be U.S. trade representative, setting the stage for full Senate approval. "I am glad he...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Washington, DC, European Union, U.S. Congress, Max Baucus
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U.S.-China corporate audit rift persists as summits begin
Reuters* Business groups push Treasury to take on negotiations * Agreement from May 24 seen as positive, partial step By Nanette Byrnes and Dena Aubin June 7 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is under pressure from large corporations and a senior U.S....Tags: China, Financial Markets, Accounting and Auditing, Business, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury takes fresh step to avoid debt limit
ReutersMay 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Government Securities Investment fund, the largest of its cash-management tools to stay under the debt limit. The move allows...Tags: Financial Markets, G7, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Bonds
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Career and Workplace, Taxation, Washington, DC
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U.S. debt limit resets at higher level, budget impasse grinds on
Reuters* New debt limit reset at $16.7 trillion * No movement seen in Congress on budget talks By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. government added $306 billion in new debt during a four-month suspension of the federal borrowing limit, the...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Budgets and Budgeting, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury acts to avoid hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, a government employee pension fund, to help the nation keep paying its bills now...Tags: Government, Financial Markets, G7, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Career and Workplace
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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: Thomas E Price, Republican Party, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Taxation, Tea Party Movement
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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: Career and Workplace, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress, USA Today
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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: Politics, Media Industry, Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service
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