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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure

    WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while Republicans vowed to investigate any White House involvement in the growing scandal.
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    WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Internal Revenue Service, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Prosecution

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

  2. How the IRS spun out of control

    WASHINGTON — 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: Interior Policy, Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Ex-IRS chief apologizes in hearing for 'foolish mistakes'

    WASHINGTON – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday morning for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in its handling of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status and attributed the IRS' actions to a misguided pursuit of efficiency instead of partisan targeting.
    WASHINGTON – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday morning for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in its handling of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status and attributed the IRS' actions to a misguided pursuit...

    Tags: Sandy Levin, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Dave Camp, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013)

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges

    WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan motives.
    WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Paul Ryan, Republican Party

    5. May 18, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. McManus: The second-term scandal plague

    What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more errors it makes, and the harder they are to conceal.
    What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...

    Tags: Jay Carney, Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. Department of State, Christopher Stevens

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

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    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: POLITICO LLC, Paul Ryan, Eric Schmidt, Taylor Swift, Ari Graynor

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Questions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official says

    WASHINGTON &ndash; The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to disclose that applications by conservative groups for tax-exempt status were mishandled, and he said to call it "targeting" incorrectly implied political motivations.
    WASHINGTON – The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to disclose that applications by conservative groups for tax-exempt status were mishandled, and he said to call it...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Paul Ryan, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Barack Obama, Consumers

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. The GOP pivots on the IRS scandal

    The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by "tea party" groups and other right-leaning organizations took a sharp turn at the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. In addition to decrying how those groups' applications were flagged for extra scrutiny, Republicans on the panel -- especially Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) -- argued that the Obama administration had covered up the problem for more than a year.
    The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by "tea party" groups and other right-leaning organizations took a sharp turn at the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. In addition to decrying...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Department of State, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Atty. Gen. Holder orders criminal investigation into IRS screening

    WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
    WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. “I have ordered an investigation to be begun,”...

    Tags: Jay Carney, Criminals, Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. White House announces new IRS leadership

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> &ndash; Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before.
    WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, White House, Media Industry, John Boehner, Jack Lew

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Letters: Pick a scandal, any scandal

    Re "Anger widens as IRS details emerge," May 14 While members of Congress want to know more about the IRS targeting of conservative 501(c)(4) groups, they should look no further than themselves for the blame. I tried to read the tax code regarding...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, U.S. Congress

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  12. By firing IRS boss, Obama buys into GOP's rush to judgment

    On Wednesday, President Obama fired the head of the Internal Revenue Service, the first sacrificial lamb brought down after the alleged &ldquo;targeting&rdquo; of conservative political groups by the IRS. Obama declared, &ldquo;Americans are right to be angry about it.&rdquo; Call me out of step, but I am angrier that the president is joining the rush to judgment.
    On Wednesday, President 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. Obama declared, “Americans are right to be...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Republican Party, Media Industry, John Boehner, Tea Party Movement

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