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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, White House, Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Barack Obama
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Republican Party
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: George W. Bush, Justice and Rights, Max Baucus, State of the Union Address, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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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: Max Baucus, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Politics, Global Change
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Point/Counterpoint: What's impact of IRS flap on Obama term?
Will the IRS scandal negatively affect President Barack Obama's second term? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz asks political analysts in Pennsylvania and Washington. YES Lara Brown Villanova University political science professor Q: Will...Tags: White House, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Past time for heads to roll in Washington
AUSTIN, Texas - The twin revelations of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative political organizations and, now, that the U.S. Justice Department was spying on the Associated Press -- all in a few days -- mean this: It is time to air the...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Ronald Reagan, News Agency, Central Intelligence Agency
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White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...Tags: Rand Paul, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Barack Obama, ABC (tv network)
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El Tea Party resurge en medio de escándalos en Estados Unidos
Los escándalos del escrutinio del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) a grupos conservadores y del espionaje a la agencia AP están reviviendo en EE.UU. al movimiento derechista Tea Party y, ante todo, dando sentido a su advertencia sobre el excesivo...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Glenn Beck, State of the Union Address, Barack Obama, Politics
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (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...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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WRAPUP 1-Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a U.S....Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Co., U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's...Tags: CBS Corp., Justice System, Fox News Channel (tv network), Republican Party, Barack Obama
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