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Questions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official says
WASHINGTON – The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to disclose that applications by conservative groups for tax-exempt status were mishandled, and he said to call it...Tags: Paul Ryan, Consumers, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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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: Max Baucus, Civil Rights, George W. Bush, Taxation, Chuck Schumer
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: Social Security, U.S. Department of Defense, Jones Falls Expressway, Layoffs and Downsizing, Rentals
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Accountability in Obama administration
Attorney General Eric Holder has been held in contempt by the United States Congress. He is continuing to refuse to turn over documents and information of other scandalous matters. There is a federal law that states that anyone held in contempt of...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...Tags: George W. Bush, Lewis Libby, Mitt Romney, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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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: George W. Bush, Taxation, Google Inc., Internal Revenue Service, Marco Rubio
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Baltimore's investments in job creation
A strong and sustainable 21st century economy can only be built from the bottom up. And today, as President Barack Obama visits Baltimore, it is this fact that will drive us to join with him to renew a call for Congress to focus on common-sense...
Tags: Science and Technology, Baltimore Red Line, Baltimore City Community College, Science, Politics
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Scandals put presidential credibility on the line
When the storm of administration scandals first hit President Barack Obama, he offered a good impersonation of Claude Raines in "Casablanca," expressing shock that gambling was going on in Rick's saloon. His verbal outrage at the snooping of the IRS and...Tags: Jules Witcover, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Jay Carney
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: Energy Resources, Sony Corp., Litigation and Regulation, Washington, DC, American Petroleum
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'The Roberts Court' captures an important transformation
At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he memorably testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judges, Ronald Reagan, Book
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Credit and Debt, National Government, Politics, Justice and Rights, European Parliament
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Labor Legislation, George W. Bush, Taxation, George H.W. Bush, Internal Revenue Service
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