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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: Tea Party Movement, Danny Werfel, U.S. Congress, Karl Rove, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013)
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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: Litigation, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Laws, Judges
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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: Tea Party Movement, Civil and Public Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress
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Union of federal workers opposes immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill. The legislation, written by a bipartisan group of...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Orrin Hatch
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JPMorgan investors on edge over vote on Dimon; what if they win?
ReutersBy David Henry TAMPA, Florida, May 21 (Reuters) - As final ballots come in on a proposal to strip JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon of his chairman title, some worry about what will happen if shareholders win what will likely...Tags: Shareholders, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Economy, Business and Finance
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Toomey, Casey to grill officials on IRS controversy
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators both worry the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service could slow progress in an already divisive and stymied Washington. Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey spoke out Monday...Tags: Robert P. Casey, Jr., Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Taxation
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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: Max Baucus, Tea Party Movement, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice
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Congress, the tea party and the IRS: Sentence first, then the trial
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama fired the head of the Internal Revenue Service, the first sacrificial lamb brought down after the alleged "targeting" of conservative political groups by the IRS. Mr. Obama declared, "Americans are right to be angry...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Media Industry, U.S. Congress, John Boehner, Karl Rove
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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: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Denis R. McDonough, Politics
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White House says it knew of IRS investigation a month ago
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The White House acknowledged Monday that senior aides to President Barack Obama knew a month ago that the Internal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups, expanding on previous administration statements about who in the White House...Tags: Tea Party Movement, ABC (tv network), U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Orrin Hatch
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Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
Tags: Apple iPad, Interior Policy, Illinois General Assembly, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Callahan campaign boasts 40 endorsements
Valley 610Mayor John Callahan's campaign, which is already winning the money race for Northampton County executive, has indicated it's leading in endorsements. The campaign announced Callahan has received 41 endorsements, including a former governor, a U.S....
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