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WRAPUP 3-IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions * Few answers, many questions at third hearing in less than a week * Republicans say officials should have revealed targeting sooner (Recasts with end of hearing) By Kim Dixon...Tags: White House, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...Tags: Politics, Orrin Hatch, Criminals, Barack Obama, Criminal Laws
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Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing
WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status....Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer questions....Tags: White House, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Ethics, Religion and Belief, George W. Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Congress
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. tax official at center of scandal won't testify -lawyer
Reuters(Adds detail on Lerner's prior statements, committee staff meeting with Paz) By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for...Tags: Orrin Hatch, U.S. Congress, Criminals, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements
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U.S. House panel demands deposition from Benghazi investigator
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of a congressional oversight committee on Friday ordered the leader of the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks to sit for a private interview next week. As...Tags: Benghazi, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Republican Party, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: Intel Corp., Productivity, U.S. Congress, Economic Organization, Regional Authority
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Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings
The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, Politics, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 13
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * U.S. companies are on track to raise the most money through initial public offerings since...Tags: Bangladesh, Money and Monetary Policy, The Wall Street Journal, Initial Public Offerings, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Emails show State Department toned down Benghazi memos - ABC report
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - Obama administration officials edited memos about last year's killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya to omit reference to a CIA warning of a threat from al Qaeda, ABC News reported on Friday in a story that could fuel...Tags: Benghazi, Politics, U.S. Department of State, ABC (tv network), U.S. Congress
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Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....
Tags: Benghazi, Politics, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions, Police Investigations
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