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Umbrage-gate: The scandalously premature diagnosis of a cancer on the presidency
Change of SubjectFrom the Sunday print column If it makes me a media lackey or a tail-wagging lap dog for President Barack Obama to hold out for, you know, actual evidence that he had anything to do with the various and glaring...... -
Harris links IRS scandal to Obamacare in address
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland used a rare opportunity to speak on behalf of the Republican Party on Saturday to tie the unfolding IRS scandal to President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul of the nation's health care system. Noting that the Internal...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Andrew P Harris, White House
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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: Diane Black, Republican Party, Jack Lew, Kevin Brady, Sandy Levin
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Nick Saban or Urban Meyer: Will real devil please stand up?
Running off at the typewriter … I am amazed at all of the controversy that ensued after University of Florida assistant coach Tim Davis joked to a Gator booster club in Brevard County that Alabama coach Nick Saban is "the devil himself." It's...
Tags: Orlando Magic, Media Industry, College Sports, Paul McCartney, Sports
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President talks economy, jobs in Baltimore
As he traveled through Baltimore to promote his jobs agenda on Friday, President Barack Obama found himself sitting near a 29-year-old man who was uncertain how to reset his life after being released from prison two years ago. In one of the few...
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Republican Party, Martin O'Malley, Andrew P Harris, Elections
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Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Christine Radogno, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi
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Whom can we trust?
Just when I think the opinion of this newspaper is beginning to permit the writing of a neutral article, I read further and you still continue to finger-point to the Republicans and name George W. Bush in the editorial "IRS is ham-handed, but..." When...Tags: Justice and Rights, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Civil Rights
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Letters to the editor: Drunken driving, Ramirez, and conspiracy theories
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board proposed lowering the legal limit for a driver's blood alcohol from .08 percent to .05 percent. This is about two beers in an hour for a 155-pound woman. While one can argue whether or not that is too...Tags: Voting, Immigration, Politics, White House, Elections
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Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to access...Tags: Republican Party, Freedom of Information Act, Freedom of Information Laws, Darrell E Issa, David Vitter
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Factbox: Key players in the IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional committees and the Department of Justice are investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as the scandal distracts from President Barack Obama's second-...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Max Baucus, Darrell E Issa, Danny Werfel, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
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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: Republican Party, Jack Lew, Kevin Brady, U.S. Congress, Politics
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