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Obama says GOP must back US first, create jobs
DETROIT (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that congressional Republicans must put their country ahead of their party and vote to create new jobs as he used a boisterous Labor Day rally to aim a partisan barb at the GOP.
In a preview of the...Tags: Eric Cantor, Labor Day, Today (tv program), Justice System, General Motors Corp.
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Steve Holland, Politics, U.S. Congress, National Government, Burma
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Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 to contain the...Tags: Justice System, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Charity, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy
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IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting
Reuters* Former IRS head Shulman to give first public testimony * Lawmakers seek specifics about who knew of practice, and when By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and...Tags: Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Politics, Freedom of the Press, National Government, Barack Obama, Government
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In another leak case, gov't talk of reporter committing a crime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into...Tags: Politics, FBI, Freedom of the Press, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - 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 to...Tags: Justice System, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Politics, National Government, Burma, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Max Baucus
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Answers about Benghazi do make a difference
The last week, highlighted by Benghazi testimony, has apparently resulted in various media members coming out of their comas. Some doubt has actually been expressed about Jay Carney's truthfulness, particularly on Benghazi. Hopefully some in this audience...Tags: Saving Private Ryan (movie), Benghazi, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Whitehall
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Carney: Senior White House staff, but not Obama, knew of IRS probe; did not intervene
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including Denis McDonough, the...Tags: Denis R. McDonough, Politics, Taxation, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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