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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
Reuters* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on...Tags: Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Timeline: Events in IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday....Tags: Politics, Political Fundraising, Taxation, Denis R. McDonough, Parties and Movements
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Tea Party group sues IRS over inappropriate targeting
Reuters(Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. In a lawsuit filed in U.S....Tags: Politics, Taxation, Parties and Movements, White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking to contain the...Tags: Politics, Taxation, U.S. Department of Justice, Parties and Movements, Denis R. McDonough
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IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting
Reuters* Former IRS head Shulman to give first public testimony * Lawmakers seek specifics about who knew of practice, and when By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and...Tags: Politics, Taxation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Justice
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Prayers in public offices
Ideally, governmental bodies would refrain from including prayers — even ecumenical, "lowest-common-denominator" ones — in their public proceedings. But if prayers are to be offered, they certainly shouldn't be monopolized by a single...
Tags: Justice System, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Judges
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White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic issues from two top advisers to President Barack Obama on Tuesday. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Alan...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Denis R. McDonough, U.S. Department of Justice
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Journalism, White House
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Former GOP Senator Judd Gregg named CEO of lobbying group SIFMA
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association named former Republican Senator Judd Gregg as its chief executive officer, the lobbying group said Monday. The appointment of the veteran politician, who also was governor...Tags: Politics, Judd Gregg, Securities, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Economy, Business and Finance
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EDITORIAL: Thumbs up, thumbs down
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.Making 'islands' part of Santa Rosa Kudos to Santa Rosa's elected leaders for listing the annexation of Roseland -- and those other unincorporated "islands" -- among their priorities for the next two years. In a Feb. 13 editorial ("Fulfilling a...Tags: Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, Golf, Sports
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EDITORIAL: Free press guaranteed for a reason
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Newspapers and media outlets have become used to governments withholding and blocking information. What we're not accustomed to is a government spying on us and taking reporter records without consent. But with the revelation that the U.S. Justice...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Impeachment, U.S. Department of Justice, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Pressure builds on U.S. officials to take heat for IRS scandal
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including...Tags: Politics, Taxation, Parties and Movements, Sandy Levin, Orrin Hatch
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