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FBI to probe U.S. tax agency's actions on conservative groups
Reuters* Embattled acting IRS chief Miller goes to Capitol Hill * Growing calls in Congress for Miller's resignation * House tax panel set to hold hearing on Friday By David Ingram and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric...Tags: Washington, DC, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Political Fundraising, Justice System
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Obama, lawmakers denounce IRS for targeting conservative groups
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday condemned the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to punish anyone who may have taken part in it, as senators called for top IRS officials to resign and congressional...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Republican Party, Taxation, Max Baucus, White House
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U.S. Senator Baucus promises probe of IRS targeting Tea Party groups
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, on Monday said the Internal Revenue Service should be prepared for a "full investigation" into the agency's targeting of groups based on their...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement
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Obama calls IRS actions outrageous, seeks to neutralize crises
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Monday to neutralize two crises that threatened his second term agenda, calling the apparent targeting of conservative groups by tax officials "outrageous"...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, Libya, David Cameron, Parties and Movements
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Obama's health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
Reuters* Sebelius has been asking companies for help since March * Administration says solicitations authorized by law * Republican senator says he will look for violations By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services...Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Justice System
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Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Justice System, Steve Womack, Amazon.com Inc.
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House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...
Tags: Max Baucus, E-Commerce Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Jackie Speier, Politics
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Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns
WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...
Tags: Insurance, Anxiety, Washington, DC, Consumers, Judges
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Tax code overhaul seems less likely to US tax executives -survey
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - Tax executives are growing less optimistic about the possibility of an overhaul of the U.S. tax code, according to a survey released on Wednesday by accounting firm Ernst & Young. Despite determined talk lately in Washington, just 35...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Max Baucus, Labor Legislation, U.S. Congress, Dave Camp
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A presidential bystander
WASHINGTON -- It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing...
Tags: Mark Twain, NBC (tv network), Washington, DC, ABC (tv network), Personal Weapon Control
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. House of Representatives, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Elections
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KABATA Officials Defend Bridge Project Despite Audit
Channel 2 NewsBattered and bruised by some lawmakers during the legislative session, Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA) officials dusted themselves off Monday and defended the need for a bridge connecting Port MacKenzie with the Port of Anchorage before the...Tags: Accounting and Auditing
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