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    May 22, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Eventful week for Hesburgh

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- This is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. <span style="color: red;">Hesburgh</span>, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.</span>
    SOUTH BEND -- This is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. Hesburgh will celebrate his 96th birthday on Saturday, May 25. But two other occasions will precede that: Hesburgh is honored...

    Tags: John Boehner, Religion and Belief, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Senate panel approves immigration bill

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Labor Legislation, Elections, White House

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

    ALAN FRAM,Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House Republican said...

    Tags: Dave Camp, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, Republican Party, Politics

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. 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: FBI, Criminals, Civil Rights, Jim Jordan, Politics

    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the public, according to emails released Wednesday by the White House.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...

    Tags: FBI, Libya, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, David Petraeus, John Boehner

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...

    Tags: Republican Party, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, The Associated Press, National Security

    7. May 11, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and undercut the Democrats' early favorite for president in 2016. Strategists in...

    Tags: Republican Party, Benghazi, Politics, Cynthia M. Lummis, Elections

    8. May 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. RAW VIDEO: Prince harry pays respects at Arlington, visits wounded troops at Walter Reed

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Joe Biden, U.S. Army, United Kingdom, Greenwich

    9. May 6, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  9. Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over...

    Tags: Online Advertising, Republican Party, Politics, Target, Elections

    10. May 5, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  10. Michigan lawmakers target Internet sales taxes

    <span style="font-size: small;">LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Michigan lawmakers are pushing measures aimed at going after the hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding taxes each year from sales over the Internet, but they may have to wait for a federal measure to pass for the dollars to really start rolling into the state.</span>
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are pushing measures aimed at going after the hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding taxes each year from sales over the Internet, but they may have to wait for a federal measure to pass for the...

    Tags: Online Advertising, Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of the Treasury

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  11. Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill

    U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...

    Tags: Republican Party, Employees, Fred Upton, Democratic Party, Politics

    12. May 4, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  12. Philly abortion murder trial has national impact

    For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Family Planning, Prosecution, Hospitals and Clinics

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