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Are critics wrong to blame the president for recent scandals?
No Accountability begins at the top. President Barack Obama may or may not have explicitly authorized the additional scrutiny of his political enemies in nonprofit groups. And he may or may not have been aware of the brazen seizure of Associated Press...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Family, Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Elections, Marriage
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, State of the Union Address, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Max Baucus
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How Obama can rescue his candidacy
Here's the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This isn't without some merit. On none...Tags: Henry Kissinger, U.S. Senate, Susan Rice, Richard Nixon, Pentagon Papers Release (2011)
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: Medicaid, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Breast Cancer, Regional Authority
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Economy, Business and Finance, Biological and Chemical Weapons, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Congress
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Economy, Business and Finance, Biological and Chemical Weapons, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Congress
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Politicians' fingerprints all over city's housing problem
I remember a time when the state and local politicians got together and raised property taxes here in St. Joseph County. Because of this action, overnight, an entire industry was obliterated. The rental industry and the landlords were forced to walk...Tags: U.S. Senate, Richard Nixon, Lobbying, Politics, Iraq
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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Jr., Elections, Iraq War (2003-2011), Education, Students
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Editorial: Conservatives should lead on immigration
If President Barack Obama delivers on his promise to sign meaningful immigration legislation in his second term, it could be because he wisely stayed out of the way while Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican with his eye on the White House, did the...Tags: White House, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of State, Elections, U.S. Congress, Richard Nixon
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Margaret Carlson: Republicans smell blood, but may take it too far
Republicans in Congress are so hungry for scalps, they just can't leave well enough alone. The scandal engulfing the Internal Revenue Service is a story that's playing to their benefit. Monday, after having the weekend to think about it, Sen. Marco Rubio,...Tags: Republican Party, Robert Gates, U.S. Congress, Susan Rice, Taxation
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