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Letters: A perfect storm in politics
Re "501(c)(4)s are the real IRS scandal," Column, May 15 Michael Hiltzik is right. The IRS should put every tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization under a microscope. Vague tax rules, the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and the absurd cost of...Tags: Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Elections
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Rep. Camp says IRS scandal has exposed 'rotten' U.S. tax system
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. congressman said on Friday that an Internal Revenue Service scandal had exposed deep problems with the federal tax system, saying it needed to be overhauled. "Trimming a few branches will not solve the...Tags: Washington, DC, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Dave Camp
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Obama cambia el foco al empleo, flexibiliza proceso para permisos de construcción
ReutersPor Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, 17 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, buscará el viernes cambiar el centro de atención de las controversias que amenazan con abrumar su agenda a los temas económicos, anunciando que facilitará...Tags: Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama
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COLUMN: Washington-gate
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Unprecedented U.S. Justice Department searches of journalists' phone records. IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Spiraling sexual...Tags: Bashar Assad, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Sex Crimes, Terrorism, Politics
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Outgoing U.S. IRS chief apologizes for 'foolish mistakes'
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized on Friday for "foolish mistakes" made at the U.S. tax agency which he said resulted from a heavy workload, not a partisan mission. At a congressional hearing,...Tags: Washington, DC, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Barack Obama
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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: Bashar Assad, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Terrorism, Sex Crimes, Politics
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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. House Committee on Ways and Means, USA Today, George H.W. Bush, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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IRS says head of tax-exempt division to retire
Reuters(Reuters) - The head of the Internal Revenue Service's tax exempt/government entities division plans to retire, the IRS said on Thursday, marking the second personnel change at the agency after a scandal involving the targeting of conservative groups by...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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Md. retirees are lucky if they're affected by O'Malley's income tax hike
Constance Kihm writes that she is leaving Maryland because she "can no longer afford to support fiscal and social programs with which we do not agree" ("Farewell, my Maryland, farewell to taxes, farewell to extreme liberalism," May 10). She resents that...
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Political Fundraising, Laws, Politics
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Outgoing IRS chief admits scandal-exposing question was planted
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged on Friday that the tax agency planned its initial disclosure about having targeted conservative groups through a planted question at a lawyers' conference....Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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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: Political Fundraising, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Jack Lew, Albert Tom
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