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U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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    May 28, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Can taxpayers plead the Fifth when audited?

    Regarding Lois Lerner's testimony, or lack thereof, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and her pleading the Fifth Amendment: Now suppose that I, as an ordinary taxpayer, were to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service. Suppose...
    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Could Biden benefit from scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's handling of Benghazi?

    If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped she could segue quietly into private life as she pondered a presidential bid in 2016, that fantasy has been abruptly harpooned in the resurrection of the political squabble over the terrorist attack on...

    Tags: Elections, The Washington Post, Politics, Andrew Cuomo, Benghazi

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. IRS puts head of problem office on leave

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...

    Tags: Politics, John McCain, Chuck Grassley, Tea Party Movement, Lawyers

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th

    WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...

    Tags: Politics, Orrin Hatch, Tea Party Movement, Lawyers, Jay Carney

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. IRS replaces head of division that targeted conservative groups

    WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee.
    WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer...

    Tags: Darrell E Issa, Politics, John McCain, Danny Werfel, Tea Party Movement

    6. May 23, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Performances worthy of an audit

    WASHINGTON — They were the speak-no-evil and see-no-evil duo of the Internal Revenue Service. Lois Lerner, who runs the IRS office that targeted tea party and similar conservative groups for extra scrutiny, took the Fifth, when she appeared...

    Tags: Politics, Stephen F. Lynch, Witnesses, Tea Party Movement, White House

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. 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, Tea Party Movement, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Elijah E. Cummings

    8. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. WRAPUP 1-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

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    By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Career and Workplace, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress

    9. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 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 Issa with the word 'subpoena' underneath."
    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: Religion and Belief, Politics, Values, Tom Davis, Elijah E. Cummings

    10. May 20, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. How Obama can rescue his candidacy

    Here's the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This isn't without some merit. On none...

    Tags: Politics, Henry Kissinger, Lawyers, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. 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: Politics, Al-Qaeda, Christopher Stevens, U.S. Congress, Email

    12. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. 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.
    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: Politics, USA Today, Lawyers, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy

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