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Column: Washington-gate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Unprecedented Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual assault rates in the U.S. military. And the downplaying of the first killing of an American...Tags: White House, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, Periodicals
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Labor Legislation, Jack Lew, Taxation, USA Today
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
DETROIT SHOOTING String of Detroit shootings leaves 1 dead, 12 hurt DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a 54-year-old woman was killed and four other people wounded in an argument and shooting on the city's west side. Chief Chester Logan says the...Tags: DTE Energy Company, Kwame Kilpatrick, Crime, Law and Justice, Iraq, Human Interest
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Obama's new tax chief will need to be manager, apolitical and 'insane'
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - After forcing out acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner Steven Miller amid a scandal over targeted scrutiny of conservative groups, President Barack Obama is looking for a new tax chief. The...Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation, Lawyers, Washington, DC
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IRS is ham-handed, but ...
Your personal feelings about the tea party shouldn't matter one bit when looking at the current Internal Revenue Service brouhaha. The whole thing smells rotten. It was ham-handed treatment by the IRS. And President Obama did the only thing he could...
Tags: Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Pension and Welfare, Taxation
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Obama the latest in line of US presidents to face suggestions of political bias in IRS actions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and...Tags: White House, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton
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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: White House, Barack Obama, Jack Lew, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service
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April income tax collections climb in many states, but may be a blip
Reuters(Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose by 37 percent in April from a year ago, according to a sample of U.S. states, but the improvements may not continue as a still-shaky economy, tax cuts in some states and federal budget woes could team up to...Tags: National Government, Congressional Budget Office, Regional Authority, Taxation, Mary Fallin
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Second appeals court finds Obama recess appointment is unconstitutional
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals...Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Lamar Alexander, Parties and Movements, Court Administration
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Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April
ReutersIllinois income tax collections jumped 33 percent, to $3.14 billion, last month, according to a legislative commission report. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warned that Illinois' jobless rate, which at 9.5 percent in March...Tags: National Government, Congressional Budget Office, Regional Authority, Taxation, Mary Fallin
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WRAPUP 3-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party decries scandal
Reuters* Conservative Tea Party groups rally on Capitol Hill * Ousted IRS chief to testify before House panel on Friday * Republican McConnell alleges 'government intimidation' (Adds details, background) By Jeff Mason and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May...Tags: Government Debt, White House, Chuck Schumer, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Finding permanent IRS chief difficult job for Obama
ReutersPresident Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political beliefs. Danny Werfel,...Tags: Government Debt, White House, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Schumer
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