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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  1. 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

  2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  3. Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (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

  4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. 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

  6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. 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, first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, isn't on the ballot until 2016.
    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

  8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. 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.
    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

  10. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. 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

  12. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. 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.
    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

  14. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. 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 would resume her place as speaker, which she relinquished after the 2010 election.
    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

  16. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. 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

  18. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. 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

  20. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. 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.
    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

  22. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  23. Gun control advocates rally in South Bend

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &mdash; About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday</span> <span style="font-size: small;">in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators </span><span style="font-size: small;">to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun </span><span style="font-size: small;">sales.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH 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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