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  • Obama: ‘No patience’ with alleged IRS targeting of conservatives

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/13/13 01:05 PM

    President Obama, though acknowledging that the IRS’s alleged targeting of conservative groups remains under investigation, emphasized that he has “no patience” with the reported misconduct, though he stopped short of outlining consequences for the perpetrators. “We’ll wait and see...

  • Obama: Benghazi talking points a ‘sideshow’ — GOP fundraising hook

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/13/13 12:15 PM

    President Obama dismissed questions about the editing of the Benghazi talking points as a “sideshow” driven by political animosity from Republicans, who, he noted, have raised money off the issue. “The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a...

  • White House blames State Dept., CIA for edits made to Benghazi talking points

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/10/13 03:50 PM

    White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blamed the State Department and the CIA for the fact that all references to terrorist involvement in the Benghazi attack were edited from the official administration talking points.

  • State Department refuses to identify ‘leadership’ who demanded edits of Benghazi talking points

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/10/13 03:45 PM

    State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell refused to identify the member of State Department “leadership” who demanded that information about the role of terrorists in the Benghazi attack be edited from the official talking points. “I can’t speak to every word that’s been...

  • Obama: GOP telling ‘tall tales’ about Obamacare — don’t read blogs!

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/10/13 03:15 PM

    President Obama urged Americans not to read “some blog” or rely on Republicans to describe Obamacare, because they are telling “tall tales” about the law’s provisions. “Don’t just read a blog or some commentary from some pundit that has a political agenda, make sure you know what...

  • GOP leaders promise to crack down ‘aggressively’ on IRS ‘political retaliation’

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/10/13 02:10 PM

    IRS officials who targeted Tea Party groups for extra audits during the last election cycle can expect the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to “aggressively” crack down on the activity, Republican leaders said today. “The fact that Americans were targeted by the IRS...

  • Rep. Chaffetz: Hillary Clinton must testify again about Benghazi attacks

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/10/13 12:25 AM

    One of the lead House investigators into the Benghazi terrorist attack called for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify before Congress about information provide by State Department whistleblowers, adding that he would support issuing a subpoena if she refuses. “I would hope...

  • HHS budgets $150m to teach people how to enroll in Obamacare

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/09/13 04:20 PM

    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that HHS will spend $150 million to teach people how to enroll in the Obamacare exchanges, after a Democratic senator scolded her for running a poor “public information campaign.” Related: Obama orders top aides to...

  • DOJ: Man fraudulently applied for work visa, radicalized al Qaeda operatives

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/09/13 02:35 PM

    Justice Department officials indicted the Tunisian man who radicalized the al Qaeda-linked terrorists who plotted to bomb a train in Canada after he fraudulently applied for a work visa to stay in the United States and plan other attacks. “As alleged, Ahmed Abassi had an evil purpose for...

  • Obama orders top aides to praise Obamacare during commencement speeches

    By Joel Gehrke | 05/09/13 01:50 PM

    President Obama has ordered his cabinet officials to praise Obamacare when giving speeches at college commencement ceremonies, even as the president’s aides fear that poor implementation of the law will tarnish his legacy. “To counter the criticism, the White House has told all Cabinet...


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