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Carole King to be honored with Obama-hosted show, Gershwin Prize
Carole King seems to have fans in high places: The singer-songwriter's life will be staged with an eye toward Broadway, and next week her oeuvre will be honored at the White House. Officials announced Friday that President Obama will host a star-studded...Tags: Barack Obama, PBS (tv network), Broadway Theater, Library of Congress, Entertainment
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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: Enrico Letta, Charles Schwab, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...Tags: C. Ray Nagin, George W. Bush, Government, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: Periodicals, CNN (tv network), Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Politics
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WRAPUP 3-France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
Reuters* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference...Tags: Government, Bashar Assad, Weaponry, National Government, Barack Obama
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Obama shifts focus to jobs, eases building permit process
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda to the economic issues by announcing he will make it easier to get federal building...Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Justice, Benghazi, Taxation, Heavy Engineering
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: CNN (tv network), Periodicals, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Politics
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Factbox: IRS's rich history of scandals, political abuse
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A crisis engulfing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over its scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status adds to a long history of scandal and abuse - both real and alleged - at the tax agency. Here are some high-...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, American Enterprise Institute
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WRAPUP 2-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters(Adds Ban comment on chemical weapons inspections) * U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - A proposed...Tags: Bashar Assad, Government, Weaponry, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Libya, U.S. Department of Justice, Government, George W. Bush, Bashar Assad
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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: Libya, U.S. Department of Justice, Government, Bashar Assad, George W. Bush
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Outgoing IRS chief apologizes for 'foolish mistakes'
ReutersWASHINGTON (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, acting...Tags: Taxation, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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