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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
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: John O. Brennan, Susan Rice, David Petraeus, White House, Politics
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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: Susan Rice, Terrorism, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Benghazi
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Issa: No evidence so far of White House cover-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee chairman leading the fight to get Justice Department documents about a troubled gun-tracking operation says there's no evidence so far that White House officials were involved in misleading Congress or engaged...
Tags: Darrell E Issa, Fox News Channel (tv network), White House, Politics, Eric Holder
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IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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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...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Eric Holder, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
In recent days, Foreign Policy magazine's tally of the number of Hillary Rodham Clinton references during last Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Politics, U.S. Department of State, Yeast Infection, Benghazi
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: Susan Rice, David Petraeus, Politics, Email, FBI
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Editorial: Obama and overreach
•Multiple White House claims about Washington's handling of the murderous raid in Benghazi stand exposed as false. •Internal Revenue Service officials admit a worse-by-the-day scandal that appalls fair-minded Americans. •The U.S....
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, White House, Politics, Government, U.S. Department of State
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U.S. House panel to hold second hearing on IRS controversy
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - A second U.S. House of Representatives committee announced on Wednesday it will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. The House Oversight and Government...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Taxation
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House panel to hold second hearing on IRS controversy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second House of Representatives committee announced on Wednesday it will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. The House Oversight and Government Reform...Tags: Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Taxation
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Leaders of independent Benghazi review board say they'll testify publicly before Congress
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday they were prepared to testify publicly before Congress to counter what they consider...Tags: Darrell E Issa, Christopher Stevens, Parties and Movements, Michael G. Mullen, Hillary Clinton
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In uproar over U.S. seizure of AP records, focus turns to Holder
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated...Tags: Entertainment Events, National Security, American Civil Liberties Union, Politics, FBI
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