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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. 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...Tags: Jay Carney, U.S. House of Representatives, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
Reuters* Senator Baucus aiming for bipartisan bill by June * Representative Levin wants bill to cover currency * U.S. business gearing up to push for legislation By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. trade legislation appears...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Government, Dave Camp, White House, Barack Obama
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IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting
WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, John Cornyn, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service
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Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report
WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Orrin Hatch, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, White House
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: Jay Carney, Charity, Carney (music group), Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party, Karl Rove
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. tax official at center of scandal won't testify -lawyer
ReutersBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House, Orrin Hatch, Washington, DC
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. tax official at center of scandal won't testify -lawyer
Reuters(Adds detail on Lerner's prior statements, committee staff meeting with Paz) By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House, Orrin Hatch, Taxation
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Toomey: It's hard to conclude that IRS scrutiny wasn't politically motivated
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that without knowing who at the Internal Revenue Service is responsible for the extra scrutiny applied to tea party groups, it's impossible to conclude it was not politically motivated. Toomey made the...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Internal Revenue Service, Human Interest, White House, Barack Obama
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Toomey, Casey to grill officials on IRS controversy
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators both worry the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service could slow progress in an already divisive and stymied Washington. Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey spoke out Monday...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Economy, Business and Finance, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Barack Obama
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IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting
Reuters* Former IRS head Shulman to give first public testimony * Lawmakers seek specifics about who knew of practice, and when By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and...Tags: Jay Carney, U.S. House of Representatives, Economy, Business and Finance, Internal Revenue Service, White House
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White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...
Tags: Jay Carney, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House, Elections
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