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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: Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Dean Heller, FBI, Politics, Democratic Party
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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: Tea Party Movement, FBI, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation
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Senate panel backs Obama labor nominee Perez
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee voted along party lines on Thursday to send President Barack Obama's controversial nominee for secretary of labor, Thomas Perez, to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. The 12-10 vote by the Health and...Tags: Career and Workplace, Gina McCarthy, Thomas Edward Perez, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry
WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...
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U.S. lawmakers press for changes at scandal-plagued tax agency
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republican lawmakers stepped up their calls for top Internal Revenue Service officials to resign, President Barack Obama planned to meet with Treasury officials on Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the growing uproar over...Tags: Dean Heller, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Healthcare Provider, Politics, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013)
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Senate confirms Tavenner to run health insurance programs with bigger budget than Pentagon
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs. By an overwhelming 91-7 vote, the...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Eric Cantor, Timothy M. Kaine, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Tom Harkin
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
Reuters* Obama says he 'will not tolerate' partisan actions by IRS * Republicans vow to continue probes of agency * Investigations will look for any links to White House By Matt Spetalnick and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Washington's top tax...Tags: Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Dean Heller, FBI, Democratic Party, Politics
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FBI opens criminal probe of tax agency, audit cites disarray
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a growing scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra tax scrutiny. Holder'...Tags: FBI, Politics, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Jay Carney, Eric Holder
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FBI to probe U.S. tax agency's actions on conservative groups
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he had ordered the FBI to open a criminal probe in a growing scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra tax scrutiny. Holder...Tags: Tea Party Movement, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Taxation
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Senate Republican leader says Congress able to handle IRS probe
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Congress is "fully capable" of handling by itself an investigation of the Internal Revenue Service. McConnell made the comment when asked by reporters if he...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the...Tags: Mike Johanns, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Politics, Elections, Parties and Movements
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