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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), U.S. Department of the Treasury
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IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting
WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...
Tags: U.S. Congress, White House, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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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: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Justice
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...
Tags: Karl Rove, Bob Woodward, Ben Affleck, Alex Kingston, Defense
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EDITORIAL: Department of Justice grab of AP phone records is shameful
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasThe Avalanche-Journal's Friday editorial ... The U.S. Justice Department's seizure of two months' worth of telephone records of Associated Press journalists is an outrageous assault against the First Amendment and any American who values our Bill of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Avalanches and Landslides, Newspaper and Magazine
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Mitch McConnell on 'Meet the Press'; Paul Ryan on 'Fox News Sunday'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning talk shows will find a lot to talk about in the Washington controversies over the IRS, the Department of Justice and the Benghazi attack. White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer will talk to NBC's "Meet the Press," CNN's "State of the...Tags: Karl Rove, Bob Woodward, Thomas E Price, News Media, The Wall Street Journal
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Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Lee, Personal Data Collection
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DFW Tea Party group was among those targeted by the IRS
Fort Worth Star-TelegramAt least one North Texas conservative group was among those targeted for additional scrutiny by the IRS in recent years, local officials say. North East Tarrant Tea Party officials say their organization became a focus of the government after seeking...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Tea Party Movement, ABC (tv network), Mitt Romney
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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Iran, Economic Sanctions, Bill Nelson, U.S. Department of State, Susan Collins
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John McCain, National Security
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Casey touts small business expansion tax break
The last two times Red Robin opened restaurants in eastern Pennsylvania, employing dozens of workers, the expansions were aided by a provision in the federal tax code that allows the investment to be depreciated over an accelerated 15-year period. But...
Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Jim Ryan, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: Republican Party, Wars and Interventions, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Lyndon B. Johnson
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