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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House

    WASHINGTON — The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya — but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked.
    WASHINGTON — The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya — but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked. The president's spokesman disclosed details of...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Tea Party Movement, Freedom of the Press, Government, Fox News Channel (tv network)

    2. May 25, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt

    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job.
    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...

    Tags: Conservation, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, University of California, Davis, Personal Income

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

  3. IRS puts head of problem office on leave

    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.
    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: Carl Levin, Lawyers, John McCain, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Tea Party Movement

    4. May 22, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: Obama's IRS choice

    Message to the president: Resistance is futile.
    Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Lawyers, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy

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      WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...

    Tags: Carl Levin, John McCain, Republic of Ireland, U.S. Congress, Rand Paul

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

  6. 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: Federal Election Commission, Lawyers, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Tea Party Movement

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

  7. IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting

    WASHINGTON &ndash; The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn&rsquo;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 conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status received extra scrutiny.
    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: Barack Obama, John Cornyn, White House, Tea Party Movement, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013)

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

  8. Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report

    WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was &ldquo;dismayed and saddened&rdquo; by an inspector general&rsquo;s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency inappropriately scrutinized targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
    WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch, Max Baucus, White House, Tea Party Movement

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit applications during the last three years.
    WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Republican Party, Elections

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to earlier Obama administration statements.
    WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senate, Elections, The Wall Street Journal, Jay Carney

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry

    WASHINGTON &mdash; President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...

    Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Internal Revenue Service, Jack Lew

    12. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. How the IRS spun out of control

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands.
    WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...

    Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Justice, Tea Party Movement

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J. Russell George, left, Treasury inspector general for...
(May 21, 2013)
IRS officials at Senate hearing
Left to right, J. Russell George, Treasury inspector ge...
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J. Russell George, Steven T. Miller, Douglas Shulman
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman is sworn in for...
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Former IRS commissioner Shulman
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