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Rob Lowe gives White House reporters a 'West Wing' flashback
It's been seven years since the end of President Jed Bartlet's second term on the NBC drama, "The West Wing," but the memory of the series is still fresh enough that when Rob Lowe unexpectedly stepped into the real White House briefing room, the assembled...Tags: Homeland (tv program), Politics, Jay Carney, Friends (tv program), Freaks and Geeks (tv program)
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DROUGHT Recent rains lift spirits of SD farmers, ranchers PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State Climatologist Dennis Todey (TAH'dee) says recent rains across much of South Dakota have improved the outlook for farmers and ranchers hurt by a year-long drought....Tags: Regional Authority, Shootings, Defendants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health and Safety at School
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Penny Pritzker to face key senators for Commerce bid
With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain. Daley, a son and brother of Chicago mayors, faced his own confirmation hearing in 1997 before he...Tags: Politics, Penny Pritzker, POLITICO LLC, Dick Durbin, Parties and Movements
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Obama celebrates music of Carole King, 1st woman to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times. Two days after much of...Tags: Politics, Concerts, U.S. Congress, Entertainment, PBS (tv network)
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...Tags: Labor Legislation, Immigration, Chuck Schumer, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements
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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: Labor Legislation, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Lawyers
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LETTER: Is Obama In Charge Or Not?
President Obama sent senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer out to the Sunday talk shows to present the spin that Obama didn't know what his staff knew [May 20, news, "White House Aide: Obama Didn't Know Of IRS Policy"]. This line is becoming a joke. Obama says...Tags: Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service
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Kerry downplays government advances in Syria ahead of talks
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday downplayed recent battlefield advances by Syria's military, saying they do not signal that the government of President Bashar Assad is gaining the upper hand against rebel forces...
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FACTBOX-Who knew what when in the IRS 'Tea Party' scandal
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has been under intense scrutiny since May 10, when the tax-collection agency acknowledged that workers had used partisan criteria to intensely scrutinize conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Carole King Hits D.C. for Gershwin Salute
ReutersMay 22 (TheWrap.com) - Washington is truly feeling the earth move this week as singer-songwriter Carole King is honored with the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for popular song and then saluted in two concerts, one in the White House. King is...Tags: Music Industry, Politics, Library of Congress, Barack Obama, Paul McCartney
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Budget office: Obama would veto House Republicans' student loan plan
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. The White House...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Politics, Education, Students, Parties and Movements
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Under fire from loyalists, White House admits 'potholes' in handling IRS scandal
Reuters* "Been some legitimate criticisms" * Shifting story puts White House under glare * Appearance of clumsiness By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Facing criticism from Democratic loyalists, the White House acknowledged on Wednesday that...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Public Officials, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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