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US House votes to repeal Obamacare in 37th symbolic act
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Laws, Parties and Movements, Health Insurance Cost, Judges
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants....Tags: Employees, Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Parties and Movements, AFL-CIO
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White House announces new IRS leadership
WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Taxation, Media Industry, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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House GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale back or kill it
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured...Tags: Laws, Prescription Drugs, Healthcare Laws, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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House immigration group reaches an agreement in principle on sweeping legislation
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of...Tags: Employees, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Immigration, Health Insurance Cost, Chuck Grassley
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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: Jim Jordan, Taxation, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Eric Holder
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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: Benghazi, U.S. Army
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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: Christopher Stevens, Eric Holder, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Central Intelligence Agency
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Column: Benghazi and IRS: Sons of Watergate?
In his defense of President Barack Obama, press secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon's spokesman. Carney only has to use the word "inoperative," as Ziegler did when incriminating evidence surfaced that proved...Tags: Taxation, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Internal Revenue Service, Central Intelligence Agency
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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: Tea Party Movement, Laws, Prosecution, U.S. Congress, Eric Holder
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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: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Taxation, Eric Holder, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress
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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: Executive Branch, Jim DeMint, Cathy McMorris, U.S. Congress, Elections
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