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Tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. With three...Tags: FBI, White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice
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Benghazi questions asked and answered
In response to The Sun editorial claiming that "Benghazi deserves a real review," (May 10), all I can say is, no, it does not! What we need to do is stop the political charade concerning this issue. The Accountability Review Board asked and answered all...Tags: U.S. Army, Benghazi
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White House releases Benghazi emails, seeks to defuse controversy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday sought to defuse controversy over its handling of last year's killing of four Americans in Benghazi, releasing emails that show how Obama administration officials presented a scrubbed-down version of the...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, White House, Government, Washington, DC
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GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information....Tags: FBI, White House, Al-Qaeda, Washington, DC, Libya
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives
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Plugging leaks the right way
When it comes to prosecutors' investigations of leaks, you can count on journalists to dispense with impartiality and scream bloody murder. Upon learning that the Justice Department had seized the phone records of its reporters, The Associated Press...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Prosecution, Barack Obama, Lawyers, Judges
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Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry
WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, White House, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford sworn in to House as he forges political comeback in wake of sex scandal
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. "I do," Sanford said, taking his...Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Jim DeMint, Government, Washington, DC, Tim Scott
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Obama's balanced plan to create jobs, cut deficit
President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities. The president's balanced, compromise plan proves we can do both. The guiding principle...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, White House, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Public Finance
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U.S. lawmakers press for changes at scandal-plagued tax agency
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republican lawmakers stepped up their calls for top Internal Revenue Service officials to resign, President Barack Obama planned to meet with Treasury officials on Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the growing uproar over...Tags: White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives
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House speaker suggests jail time for violations in IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner raised the possibility of jail time on Wednesday for law violations in the growing scandal involving the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax...Tags: Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Judges, Internal Revenue Service, Justice System
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Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Government, Washington, DC, Argentina, Internal Revenue Service
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