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Letters: Politics and climate catastrophe
Re "Oklahoma twister 'was a monster,'" May 21 It is heartbreaking to read of homes destroyed, lives upended, children killed and hundreds left homeless. We know that, without effective action to combat climate change, these events will become more...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Weather, Environmental Issues, Global Change
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U.S. immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
Reuters* Committee vote helps prospects in full Senate * House negotiators hung up over healthcare for immigrants By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of...Tags: U.S. Congress, Mitt Romney, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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WRAPUP 3-IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions * Few answers, many questions at third hearing in less than a week * Republicans say officials should have revealed targeting sooner (Recasts with end of hearing) By Kim Dixon...Tags: Darrell E Issa, White House, U.S. Department of Justice, Elijah E. Cummings, Taxation
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IRS officials aren't cooperating in probes at top or bottom
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Internal Revenue Service officials are not fully cooperating with efforts to learn who is responsible for targeting conservative groups, lawmakers learned Wednesday during the third and most tense, dramatic hearing on the scandal. First, the...Tags: Government, White House, Darrell E Issa, Jay Carney, Jim Jordan
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: White House, U.S. Department of Justice, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress
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IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Elijah E. Cummings, Orrin Hatch, Taxation
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EEUU admite haber matado a cuatro de sus ciudadanos en ataques en el exterior
ReutersWASHINGTON, 22 mayo (Reuters) - El Gobierno de Estados Unidos reconoció formalmente el miércoles por primera vez que mató a cuatro estadounidenses en operaciones contra el terrorismo en Yemen y Pakistán, donde Washington ha realizado ataques aéreos...Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, Pakistan, Washington, DC
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, White House, Government, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress
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U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program. The...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, Tehran (Iran), U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Goals can be met
It is no fun for President Obama to be dealing with three minor scandals, but collectively these mishaps do not come close to Watergate and Iran-Contra. He will weather the storm and advance two of his major goals — immigration reform (because the...Tags: George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Internal Revenue Service
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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: Prosecution, White House, Darrell E Issa, Solyndra LLC, Jay Carney
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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: White House, Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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