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    Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. GOP lawmakers criticize Atty. Gen. Holder over leak probes

    WASHINGTON — Republicans sharply criticized Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Sunday for his handling of an investigation into a possible leak of classified information to a Fox News reporter, suggesting that Holder lied to Congress last month in testifying that he was unaware of any potential prosecutions of journalists.
    WASHINGTON — Republicans sharply criticized Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Sunday for his handling of an investigation into a possible leak of classified information to a Fox News reporter, suggesting that Holder lied to Congress last month in...

    Tags: Journalism, U.S. Congress, Eric Holder, The Huffington Post, Parties and Movements

    2. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. IRS suspends two in controversy over conference spending

    WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has suspended two employees for accepting free items during a conference in 2010, the first example of agency personnel facing disciplinary action connected to recent investigations of wasteful spending on employee meetings.
    WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has suspended two employees for accepting free items during a conference in 2010, the first example of agency personnel facing disciplinary action connected to recent investigations of wasteful spending on...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Taxation, Labor Legislation, Internal Revenue Service, Career and Workplace

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. With new revelations, outrage spreads about IRS targeting

    WASHINGTON — Top career officials in the Internal Revenue Service withheld information from Congress for months about the tax agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny, according to documents released Monday as a controversy involving alleged political bias in tax enforcement gathered strength.
    WASHINGTON — Top career officials in the Internal Revenue Service withheld information from Congress for months about the tax agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny, according to documents released Monday as a...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, National Government, Internal Revenue Service, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Parties and Movements

    4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: Terrorism, Eric Holder, Emergency Incidents, Criminals, Prosecution

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama dismisses Benghazi criticism as 'sideshow'

    WASHINGTON — A defiant President Obama dismissed as a "sideshow" the controversy over his administration's handling of last year's armed assault in Benghazi, Libya, accusing critics of trying to make political hay from the deaths of four Americans.
    WASHINGTON — A defiant President Obama dismissed as a "sideshow" the controversy over his administration's handling of last year's armed assault in Benghazi, Libya, accusing critics of trying to make political hay from the deaths of four Americans....

    Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Prosecution, Benghazi

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization already under fire for its handling of secret political spending by nonprofits.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell, Mark Begich, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements

    7. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack

    WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene.
    WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....

    Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Susan Rice, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Congress, Police Investigations

    8. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. House committee hearing on Benghazi attack opens on partisan note

    WASHINGTON -- A hearing on the deadly September 2012 attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, began with sharp exchanges Wednesday morning when the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accused the Republican chairman of making baseless assertions about a potential military response that have been refuted by top generals.
    WASHINGTON -- A hearing on the deadly September 2012 attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, began with sharp exchanges Wednesday morning when the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accused the Republican...

    Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of State, Darrell E Issa

    9. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Partisan politics, little new information at House Benghazi hearing

    WASHINGTON — Partisan politics loomed over a House hearing Wednesday  on the deadly September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound  in Benghazi, Libya, as Republicans and Democrats clashed over the meaning of testimony from three witnesses who had little new to add to the story.
    WASHINGTON — Partisan politics loomed over a House hearing Wednesday  on the deadly September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound  in Benghazi, Libya, as Republicans and Democrats clashed over the meaning of testimony from three witnesses...

    Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Elijah E. Cummings, Prosecution, Martin Dempsey, Benghazi

    10. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Nobody died at Watergate, but it was a bigger scandal than Benghazi

    Before Wednesday's hearing into last September&rsquo;s attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said: &ldquo;If you link Watergate and Iran-<em>Contra</em> together and multiply it maybe by 10 or so, you&rsquo;re going to get in the zone where Benghazi is.&rdquo; Not even close.
    Before Wednesday's hearing into last September’s attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said: “If you link Watergate and Iran-Contra together and multiply it maybe by 10 or so, you’re going to...

    Tags: U.S. Embassy, Susan Rice, Islam, Christopher Stevens, Religion and Belief

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. IRS puts head of problem office on leave

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil and Public Service, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Justice System

    12. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th

    WASHINGTON &mdash; 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 rather than answer questions about the screening and why she didn't tell Congress about it.
    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. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Justice System, Parties and Movements

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