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White House says Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into...Tags: Justice System, Carney (music group), U.S. Senate, Lawyers, Prosecution
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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: Political Fundraising, Republican Party, Carney (music group), U.S. Senate, Elections
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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: Republican Party, Justice System, Civil and Public Service, Taxation, Eric Holder
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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: The Washington Post, Judges, Lawyers, Journalism, FBI
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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: Chess Playing, Prisoners and Detainees, Asia, National Government, Energy Resources
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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: Elections, U.S. Senate, Max Baucus, Taxation, White House
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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: Human Rights Watch, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees, National Government
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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: Thein Sein, National Government, White House, Government, Burma
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White House says counsel told April 24 of preliminary IRS findings
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The White House acknowledged on Monday that its counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that eventually showed Internal Revenue Service employees had targeted conservative groups for extra...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Washington, DC, White House, Politics
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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, Whitehall, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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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, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Washington, DC, White House
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Redacted truth, subjunctive outrage
WASHINGTON — Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Second, overhyping will only diminish the importance of the scandal if it doesn't...
Tags: Elections, The Washington Post, Benghazi, Unrest, Conflicts and War, FBI
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