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Abortion clinics lose licenses again
State health regulators suspended the licenses of several abortion clinics owned by Associates in OB/GYN Care for the second time after an employee with no health care license or certification gave a patient a drug to induce an abortion at the Baltimore...
Tags: Procedural Sedation, Disasters and Accidents, Elkton, Planned Parenthood, Heart Problems
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Arrogance, Intolerance Filters Down From Dear Leader
The Hartford Courant"Horrible customer service." That's what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency's only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. In such grim proceedings one should be grateful for unintended humor....Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Tea Party Movement, News Media, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Carl Levin, Civil and Public Service, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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McManus: Obama's IRS choice
Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...
Tags: Denis R. McDonough, Jay Carney, Max Baucus, Lawyers, Central Intelligence Agency
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: Dave Camp, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Trade Agreements, Economy, Business and Finance, European Union
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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
Tags: Tim Cook, Carl Levin, Economy, Business and Finance, Apple Inc., Corning Incorporated
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sherrod Brown, John Cornyn, Jay Carney, Lawyers
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Department of Justice, Denis R. McDonough, Jay Carney, Lawyers
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IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting
WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...Tags: Tea Party Movement, White House, U.S. Congress, Politics, John Cornyn
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Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report
WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, White House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: Republican Party, Carney (music group), Karl Rove, U.S. Senate, Elections
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Karl Rove, Elections, Max Baucus
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