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ANALYSIS-Some U.S. Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
Reuters* Obama opponents target Sebelius solicitations for group * Approached H&R Block and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * Health secretary: fundraising effort legal and appropriate * Probes could discourage donations to Enroll America By David Morgan...Tags: Republican Party, Aetna Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Companies and Corporations
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Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it...Tags: Republican Party, Aetna Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Companies and Corporations
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Targeting tax-exempt groups
One of the great outrages of the Watergate scandal was President Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service to harass his political opponents. Yet some IRS officials appear to have forgotten what happens when tax law enforcers pick their targets based on...Tags: Judges, Internal Revenue Service, Richard Nixon, White House, Taxation
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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mother's Day, Personal Weapon Control, Voting
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Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law
WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall. The new campaign,...
Tags: Judges, Insurance, Minority Groups, Health Insurance, Mother's Day
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Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda
WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...Tags: Think Tanks, Personal Weapon Control, David Koch, Gavin Newsom, Interior Policy
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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: Judges, Insurance, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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Obama's mission impossible
Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Republican Party, Bill Clinton
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America's just not that into Obama
"You know, I actually believe my own bull----." That's what President Barack Obama once told a reporter. If the man ever uttered a statement that spoke more to his approach to politics, I haven't heard it. Whether it stems from a grandiose...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, State of the Union Address, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections, Interior Policy
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Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns
WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday – including four members of...Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Elections, Washington, DC
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Personal Weapon Control, Chuck Schumer
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Gun control advocates rally in South Bend
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...Tags: NASCAR, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, University of Iowa, Jackie Walorski, Personal Weapon Control
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