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The real IRS scandal
It's strange how "scandal" gets defined these days in Washington. At the moment, everyone is screaming about the "scandal" of the Internal Revenue Service scrutinizing conservative nonprofits before granting them tax-exempt status. Here are the...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Karl Rove
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IRS official knew in 2011 that tea party was targeted
WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official knew as early as June 2011 that conservative groups seeking nonprofit status were being singled out for additional scrutiny, raising questions about when senior officials were informed and why the...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Politics, George W. Bush, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress
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Poll: The feds' selective scrutiny of tax-exempt 'patriots'
Vindicating the complaints of some "tea party" activists, a top IRS official admitted Friday that the agency had singled out such groups for scrutiny in the months leading up to the 2012 election. The revelation (accompanied by an apology from Lois...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, George W. Bush, Interior Policy
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Marco Rubio's task: selling immigration reform to GOP faithful
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Wearing a 2010 vintage Marco Rubio campaign T-shirt and matching button, Cheryl Griffin spewed frustration that the man she helped win a long-shot conservative bid for Senate is now leading an immigration overhaul. An...
Tags: Radio, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Laws, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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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...
Tags: Mark Begich, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Jim Jordan, Barack Obama
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Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.
It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think. Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American...
Tags: Armed Forces, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Authors, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George Washington
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Arthritis, Paul Ryan, Same-Sex Marriage
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IRS admits to improperly targeting conservative groups
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service improperly screened applications from conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status, a senior IRS official said Friday. IRS staffers selected for more review the applications that included the words...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....
Tags: Wildlife, Conservation, Politics, Endangered Species, Ken Salazar
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Sen. Ted Cruz, the next Barack Obama?
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a "tea party" favorite, may be new to elected office, but that might not stop him from running for president before his first term in the Senate is over. And the only people who could legitimately question whether he's...
Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, Elections
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In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues
CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...
Tags: Regional Authority, Tim Scott, Politics, Barack Obama, Mark Sanford
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Sarah Palin's vulgar tweets: Not funny or effective
Sarah Palin reared her head in American airspace this weekend. As the country’s media, entertainment and political elite gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual roast that is the White House Correspondents Dinner, Palin could not resist...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Starbucks Corp., Parties and Movements, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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