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McCain again calls for special congressional panel on Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) pressed Sunday for a special congressional committee to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year, insisting that questions about former Secretary of State...
Tags: CBS Corp., Frank R Wolf, Benghazi, Jay Carney, Kelly Ayotte
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Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack
WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were more involved in shaping the...
Tags: Washington, DC, FBI, Susan Rice, Libya, Benghazi
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Poll: The feds' selective scrutiny of tax-exempt 'patriots'
Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official admitted Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election. The revelation (accompanied by an apology from Lois...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Literature, Religion and Belief, Personal Weapon Control, Money and Monetary Policy
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GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes
WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...
Tags: Gene Sperling, Finance, Credit and Debt, Financial and Business Services, Elections
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Pundits David Brooks, E.J. Dionne discuss key issues in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal SentinelPundits David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne Jr. of The Washington Post brought their debating road show to Milwaukee at a gala dinner Thursday night celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Public Policy Forum. "We secretly hate each...Tags: The Washington Post, Culture, The New York Times, Marco Rubio, Newspaper and Magazine
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Haslam, Ramsey seek U.S. House support for Internet tax bill
Knoxville News SentinelGov. Bill Haslam and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey say they hope the U.S. House will go along with the U.S. Senate in approving legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. Haslam, who last year testified before a...Tags: John J. Duncan, Jr., Chuck Fleischmann, Phil Roe, Elections, Freedom of the Press
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U.S. House speaker demands White House release Benghazi email
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives called on the White House on Thursday to release more information about last year's deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, as his party kept up its...Tags: Republican Party, Government, White House, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Benghazi deserves real review
Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a political witch hunt aimed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016, as Democrats allege, or a principled...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Libya, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Benghazi
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Tennessee's Web sales tax bill stalls in House
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Despite its easy passage in the Senate earlier this week, Sen. Lamar Alexander's top legislative priority is being slow-walked by House Republicans as he heads into re-election season. To much fanfare Monday evening, Alexander's online sales tax...Tags: Business, E-Commerce Industry, Parties and Movements, Bob Goodlatte, Executive Branch
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GOP, Democrats continue to dispute regarding Benghazi deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Washington, DC, The Washington Post, Trey Gowdy, Monica Lewinsky
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U.S. House set to pass tactical Republican debt bill
Reuters* White House has said it will veto bill * House Republicans are mulling debt ceiling strategy * Bill would allow U.S. Treasury to borrow more funds By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans are expected to pass a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Government Health Care, Washington, DC, Finance, Public Finance
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Today (tv program), Sociology, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Elections, Government
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