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Michigan lawmakers aim to provide property tax relief for some disabled veterans
Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some disabled veterans living in Michigan could get some relief next tax season under legislation being debated in the state Senate. One bill would allow cities and townships to provide a tax exemption on a veteran's principal...Tags: Physical Disabilities, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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How the IRS spun out of control
WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Taxation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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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: Republican Party, Judges, Max Baucus, Chuck Grassley, Board of Directors
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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: George H.W. Bush, Taxation, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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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: Republican Party, Taxation, U.S. Department of Justice, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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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: Taxation, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Eric Holder, Mitch McConnell
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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. Senate, Darrell E Issa, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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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: Parties and Movements, Taxation, Jim Gerlach, Robert P. Casey, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
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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: Parties and Movements, Taxation, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Department of Justice
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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: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Senate
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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: Max Baucus, Parties and Movements, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Finance
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Obama says IRS commissioner has resigned amid scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party...Tags: Judges, Civil Rights, Parties and Movements, Justice and Rights, Taxation
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