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IRS acting commissioner has resigned
Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups for scrutiny when they...
Tags: Eric Holder, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Judges, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Barack Obama
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Obama nominates three for Cabinet-level posts
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama filled in more pieces of his second term leadership team Monday, nominating a trio of new advisers to lead the Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency and budget office. The nominations signal the White House’s...Tags: Elections, Gun Control, Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath second time
The Associated PressTurning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and dedication” to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global...Tags: Justice and Rights, Environmental Issues, Abraham Lincoln, Central Intelligence Agency, Gay Rights
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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: Justice System, Dave Camp, Elections, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Taxation
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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: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Labor Legislation, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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White House announces new IRS leadership
WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...
Tags: John Boehner, Tea Party Movement, Media Industry, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Obama picks senior White House budget official to run troubled IRS as 2nd top official leaves
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy...Tags: Eric Holder, Elections, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Media Industry, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner. Three congressional committees are investigating and the FBI...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Eric Holder, Elections, Taxation
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Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry
WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...
Tags: Eric Holder, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Darrell E Issa
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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Elections, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Americans for Prosperity, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Asleep at the wheel
WASHINGTON — President Passerby needs urgently to become a participant in his presidency. Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that the Justice Department had gone on a...Tags: Justice System, Taxation, The Associated Press, Internal Revenue Service, NPR
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Attorney general orders criminal review of IRS
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department began a criminal investigation Tuesday into overzealous scrutiny by the IRS of applications for tax exemptions by conservative groups, an improper targeting that an inspector general's report blamed on a...
Tags: Eric Holder, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Justice System, Labor Legislation, Taxation
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