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WRAPUP 1-Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights
Reuters(Adds comments from Lofgren, Holder) By David Ingram and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's...Tags: National Security, Jay Carney, Central Intelligence Agency, Zoe Lofgren, F James Jr Sensenbrenner
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Rubio blames IRS scandal on `Obama's culture of intimidation'
President Barack Obama’s “culture of intimidation” led to the scandalous IRS targeting of conservative groups, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told the Senate on Wednesday. Rubio, a tea party favorite, has seized upon the scandal to condemn...
Tags: Republican Party, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate, Taxation, Politics
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Rubio blames IRS scandal on Obama's 'culture of intimidation'
Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s “culture of intimidation” led to the scandalous IRS targeting of conservative groups, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told the Senate on Wednesday. Rubio, a tea party favorite, has seized upon the scandal...Tags: Republican Party, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate, Taxation, Politics
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2045 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - WASHINGTON - As Republican lawmakers stepped up their calls for top Internal Revenue Service officials to resign, President Barack Obama planned to meet with Treasury to discuss how to respond to the growing uproar over the IRS's...Tags: David Cameron, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, European Union, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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With 'shameful' comment, Holder adds to feud with Republicans
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday accused a senior Republican lawmaker of "shameful" behavior in an unusually personal exchange between the chief U.S. prosecutor and one of his most vocal congressional critics....Tags: Republican Party, Operation Fast and Furious, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Personal Weapon Control
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AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe
Reuters* FBI interviews at numerous U.S. government agencies * Signs probe hasn't found target * Media reports on Yemen-based plots at issue By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON May 15 (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial...Tags: National Government, National Security, Central Intelligence Agency, Emergency Incidents, Bill Clinton
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Justice Department's Phone Records Grab Chilling
Every presidential administration hates leaks of classified or politically sensitive information and promises to put a stop to them. The Obama administration's baying-bloodhound chase of suspected leakers, however, is beyond the pale. A prime example of...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Al-Qaeda, Government, National Government, Media Industry
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Texas executes inmate who killed police officer
ReutersAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas inmate convicted of killing a plainclothes Houston police officer who was trying to arrest him was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday evening, the sixth person executed in the state this year, authorities said....Tags: Criminals, U.S. Supreme Court, Lawyers, Punishment, Justice System
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IRS demands alarm Florida tea partyers
WASHINGTON — When the South Florida Tea Party applied last year for tax-exempt status as a nonprofit group, the IRS demands were probing and relentless: Provide copies of all 7,000 Web pages. All blog posts, newsletters, bulletins, fliers and...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Palm Beach Gardens, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Michele Bachmann
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Obama: Acting IRS commissioner has resigned over scandal
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. Seeking to regain the...Tags: Republican Party, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Jack Lew, Barack Obama
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Native Americans trade tales of displaced children
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — More than a dozen Native American families described through tears children being taken from them by South Dakota social workers. The stories were delivered Wednesday during the first day of the Great Plains Indian Child...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Entertainment, NPR, Radio
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Analysis: As scandals mount, White House springs into damage control
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising political dangers on Wednesday by launching a concerted effort at damage control. In a whirlwind few hours, the administration moved...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Elections, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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