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Factbox: Key players in the IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional committees and the Department of Justice are investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as the scandal distracts from President Barack Obama's second-...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Budget Control Act of 2011, Washington, DC, White House, Max Baucus
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George Michael: Obamacare - The coming train wreck
According to one national leader, Obamacare is “a huge train wreck coming down.” You might be tempted to dismiss this quote as another tea party attack on the president’s health care law. But you would be wrong. This statement was...Tags: The Washington Post, Lawyers, Healthcare Laws, Career and Workplace, Max Baucus
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Career and Workplace, Taxation, Politics, Labor Legislation, Jack Lew
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Political storm over IRS targeting scandal shifts to U.S. Congress
Reuters* Outgoing IRS head Miller to testify at first hearing * Witnesses to face grilling on targeting of conservatives * Three congressional probes of IRS under way By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel...Tags: Washington, DC, Sandy Levin, White House, Politics, Taxation
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Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner. Three congressional committees are investigating and the FBI...Tags: Washington, DC, White House, Politics, Taxation, U.S. Senate
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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...
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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Allyson Y Schwartz, Jim Gerlach, Politics, Taxation, Patrick J. Toomey
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U.S. lawmakers press for changes at scandal-plagued tax agency
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 15 (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...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, White House, Taxation, Politics
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Maryland becomes a liberal paradise
If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...
Tags: White House, Frank Kratovil, Government, Maryland General Assembly, Martin O'Malley
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Senate confirms Tavenner to run health insurance programs with bigger budget than Pentagon
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs. By an overwhelming 91-7 vote, the...Tags: Medicare, Medicaid, Healthcare Policies, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics
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U.S. Senate Democrat to examine tax-exempt group rules
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said his tax code revamp will examine rules for nonprofit groups' political activities in hopes of preventing a repeat of the botched Internal Revenue Service...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Max Baucus, FBI, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Medicare, U.S. House of Representatives, Medicaid, Tom Harkin, Politics
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