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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: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Judges, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Politics
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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: Walmart, Personal Weapon Control, Budget Control Act of 2011, Politics, Conservation
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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: John Brennan, Government, Democracy, Environmental Issues, Chuck Hagel
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Treasury secretary improves his penmanship for currency signature
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has improved his penmanship, unveiling a less loopy version of his unusual signature that will be printed on U.S. paper currency. Lew's official signature, which is somewhat more legible than the one he used...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Credit Ratings, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate
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Grassley asks Penny Pritzker pointed questions about off-shore holdings
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, nominated to lead the Commerce Department, was on the receiving end Monday of pointed questions from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who wrote to her seeking more details about subjects including the $53.6...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Political Fundraising, Entertainment, Politics, Barack Obama
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Debt-limit fight heats up with Pay Your Bills measure
WASHINGTON — As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Barbara Boxer, Finance
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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, Internal Revenue Service, Peter Roskam, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Diane Black
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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: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, USA Today, George H.W. Bush, Politics
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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: Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House, John Boehner, Media Industry
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Justice System, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Tea Party Movement
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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: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Internal Revenue Service, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Patrick J. Toomey, Tea Party Movement
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