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Key IRS official refuses to testify
WASHINGTON — In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her right to not testify about the agency's targeting of conservative groups, igniting howls from Republicans and...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Easter, Georgetown, Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rob Lowe gives White House reporters a 'West Wing' flashback
It's been seven years since the end of President Jed Bartlet's second term on the NBC drama, "The West Wing," but the memory of the series is still fresh enough that when Rob Lowe unexpectedly stepped into the real White House briefing room, the assembled...Tags: Homeland (tv program), Freaks and Geeks (tv program), National Economic Council, Arrested Development (tv program) , Eric Cantor
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Obama spokesman says criticism of White House response to IRS controversy is 'legitimate'
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is facing "legitimate criticisms" for its shifting accounts about who knew what about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups, and when...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Denis R. McDonough, Taxation, White House
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
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: Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Internal Revenue Service, Justice System, Elections
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Obama pledges urgent assistance to Oklahoma town devastated by tornado
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their...Tags: Janet Napolitano, Craig Fugate, Natural Disasters, FEMA, Barack Obama
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Obama to visit tornado-struck Oklahoma town as feds pledge aid
With the president scheduled to visit Moore, Okla., over the weekend, officials of the Obama administration on Wednesday again pledged to help the city recover from the damage of Monday’s tornado no matter how long the process takes. At a joint...
Tags: Janet Napolitano, Natural Disasters, Mary Fallin, Barack Obama, White House
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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: Internal Revenue Service, Justice System, Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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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, Internal Revenue Service, Justice System, Tea Party Movement, Taxation
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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: Charity, Political Fundraising, Interior Policy, Internal Revenue Service, Elections
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51 MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Natural Disasters, Lebanon, Justice System, Acupuncture
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White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Elections, Taxation, Barack Obama, White House
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Burma, Thein Sein, Human Rights Watch, Elections, Civil Rights
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