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IRS official to assert Fifth Amendment right at U.S. House hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official who revealed the agency was giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, will assert her constitutional right not to answer questions to a...Tags: Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress
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Palatine High senior honored for artwork
Palatine High School senior Alyssa Froehling has won the 8th District title in the Congressional Art Competition, and her artwork will soon hang on Capitol Hill. U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates announced Froehling's "Symbiosis" photo...
Tags: Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Tammy Duckworth, Teaching and Learning, Justice System
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Nigeria military: Authorities to release prisoners taken in fight against Islamic extremists
Associated PressENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists — including all the women now held in custody. The...Tags: Nigeria, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Military Equipment, Wars and Interventions
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Afghanistan, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama
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IRS official will refuse to answer questions at U.S. House hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official who revealed that the agency was giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups, will assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Trials
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
Reuters* House panel proposes tougher penalties for attackers * Measures also aim to improve victim treatment and support * Proposals follow string of military sexual assault cases By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers frustrated...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assault, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Fort Hood (military base), Sex Crimes
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U.S. Senate panel approves immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday passed a sweeping immigration bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favor of the legislation that, if enacted,...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Justice and Rights, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
Reuters* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on...Tags: Harold Rogers, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Jose Serrano, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress
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Timeline: Events in IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday....Tags: White House, Darrell E Issa, FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Danny Werfel
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Tea Party group sues IRS over inappropriate targeting
Reuters(Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. In a lawsuit filed in U.S....Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, Trials, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Barack Obama
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Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to contain the...Tags: White House, Darrell E Issa, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
WASHINGTON – The next big phase of Everglades restoration will plug canals, build levees and create giant storage areas to guide fresh clean water through western Broward and Palm Beach counties and into the core of the famed River of Grass. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Bill Nelson, Wetlands, Alcee Hastings, U.S. Congress
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