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Factbox: Key players in the IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional committees and the Department of Justice are investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as the scandal distracts from President Barack Obama's second-...Tags: Dave Camp, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jay Carney, U.S. Congress
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...
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What Congress should ask IRS, but probably won't
Reuters(Reuters) - The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Friday will hold the first of three hearings on the Internal Revenue Service "Tea Party" targeting scandal. Tax experts hope the hearings go beyond finger-pointing and get to the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, Taxation
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Pending bills would regulate homeowners associations
The Charlotte ObserverCharlotte residents would be better protected from homeowners associations if the General Assembly passes several key pieces of legislation, lawmakers said last week. The N.C. House of Representatives is reviewing several bills that address everything...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Kensington, Jim Martin, Charlotte
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House votes for more scrutiny of economic impact of SEC rules
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided House of Representatives on Friday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would force federal securities regulators to conduct more economic analysis before adopting rules for Wall Street. The bill, which is not expected...Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Laws, Parties and Movements
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Op-ed: The importance of mental health in schools
More than a month after the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., mental health professionals stated that psychological disorders often emerge before people enter high school; however, only a small percentage of students ever receives necessary intervention...Tags: Health Treatments, Teaching and Learning, Symptoms, Behavioral Conditions, University of Southern California
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Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver's licenses to immigrants
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona's Republican governor, who has long clashed with Washington over immigration reform, from denying driver's licenses to young immigrants granted temporary legal status by the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Executive Branch, Barack Obama
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Hagel, Sexual Assault
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EDITORIAL: U.S. is no longer a nation for the people
The Brunswick News, Ga.Steven T. Miller should not be allowed to simply resign, pack up his desk and go home. He should be arrested, charged, tried and sentenced for violating public trust and stomping on his oath to the American people. Then he should be incarcerated for a...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Government, U.S. Senate
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House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Barack Obama, Politics, Republican Party
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Sestak ponders Senate campaign in 2016
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Possibly running for governor in 2014 really tempted Joe Sestak. The Democrat topped Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, by 14 percentage points in a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He previously reached the rank of three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parties and Movements, Fiscal Cliff, Patrick J. Toomey, Tom Corbett
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