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Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing
WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status....
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress
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House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration
WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Migration, Luis Gutierrez
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Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint’s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a “placeholder appointee.” Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Tim Scott, Religion and Belief, Mark Sanford, Nikki Haley
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House extends Secret Service protection for former presidents
WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to give lifelong Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives, due to increased national security threats posed post-Sept. 11. The bill passed Wednesday morning by voice vote. The bill’s sponsor,...
Tags: George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Howard Coble
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McManus: The death of the moderate Republican
Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6. "We have the second-largest Republican House...
Tags: Demographics, Joe Walsh, Barack Obama, Tom McClintock, Republican Party
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Occupy D.C. protest draws congressional scrutiny
Nation NowThe head of the National Park Service on Tuesday defended his decision to allow Occupy D.C. protesters to remain in a park near the White House in the face of congressional Republican criticism that he was "turning a blind eye" to lawbreakers.... -
Lawmakers slam Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEOs over pay and bonuses
Money & CompanyFannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Lawmakers grilled the chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over their salary and bonuses.... -
Elizabeth Warren and House Republicans clash bitterly over new consumer agency
Money & CompanyHouse Republicans have been adamant since last year that they don't like the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- and it's also becoming apparent they don't like Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration advisor who is helping launch the agency.... -
Performances worthy of an audit
WASHINGTON — They were the speak-no-evil and see-no-evil duo of the Internal Revenue Service. Lois Lerner, who runs the IRS office that targeted tea party and similar conservative groups for extra scrutiny, took the Fifth, when she appeared...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement
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IRS officials aren't cooperating in probes at top or bottom
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Internal Revenue Service officials are not fully cooperating with efforts to learn who is responsible for targeting conservative groups, lawmakers learned Wednesday during the third and most tense, dramatic hearing on the scandal. First, the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Congress, Mike Crapo
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Sanford returns to Congress, says he'll focus on finances
The Island Packet OnlineThe comeback is complete. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives again after being sworn into office Wednesday during a ceremony in the House chamber in Washington, D.C. During a short speech on the House floor,...Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Mick Mulvaney, Tim Scott, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Mark Sanford sworn in -- a member of Congress again
The Island Packet OnlineThe comeback is complete. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives again after being sworn into office Wednesday during a ceremony in the House chamber in Washington, D.C. During a short speech on the House floor,...Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Mick Mulvaney, Tim Scott, Jeff Duncan
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