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UPDATE: IRS apologizes for singling out Tea Party groups during election
Michal Conger
Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013
Political groups with the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their applications were flagged for extra review by the Internal Revenue Service during the 2012 election, the IRS admitted today, according to the Associated Press. Lois Lerner, who heads the unit that oversees tax-exempt...
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Biden: Obama determined to use executive power on climate change
Michal Conger
Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013
Climate legislation like cap-and-trade has never been approved by Congress, but President Obama is determined to make global warming a top priority of his second term with or without congressional approval, Vice President Joe Biden told Rolling Stone Thursday. “In the very beginning, we...
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Democrats threaten to change rules after GOP boycotts EPA nominee
Michal Conger
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said she will do everything possible, including changing the rules of the Environment and Public Works Committee, to force a vote on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Boxer and other...
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GOP senators boycott vote on EPA nominee
Michal Conger
Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013
Senate Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee boycotted the this morning's hearing on Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency over transparency concerns that have gone unanswered. "For too long EPA has failed to deliver on the...
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CalPERS: Bankrupt San Bernardino can afford to pay pension fund
Michal Conger
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
Bankrupt San Bernardino has more than enough money to pay the $12 million it owes California’s public pension fund, even though the city previously claimed it only had $4.2 million, the California Public Employees Retirement System said on Tuesday. The city actually had $28.6 million in the...
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Wheelchair-accessible van maker that got $50 million DOE loan shuts down
Michal Conger
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
A wheelchair-accessible van maker that received $50 million through the same Energy Department loan program that funded Fisker Automotive has shut its doors and laid off its employees. The DOE froze the Vehicle Production Group’s loan after the company’s finances fell below the...
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McConnell: Labor nominee Perez willing to do anything to achieve ‘ideological ends’
Michal Conger
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the House floor this morning to express strong reservations about Thomas Perez, President Obama’s pick for Labor Secretary. “He is a committed ideologue who appears willing, quite frankly, to say or do anything to achieve his ideological...
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Judicial Watch: Labor nominee Perez deserves ‘skeptical’ confirmation hearing
Michal Conger
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
Thomas Perez, President Obama’s pro-labor pick for Labor Secretary, is a “terrible, hyper-partisan choice” who would push a discriminatory, racialist agenda at the Labor Department, an independent government watchdog group said today. “Time and again in recent years, Judicial Watch has...
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Energy group warns EPA may use ‘sue-and-settle’ to cap emissions
Michal Conger
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, said this week the EPA won’t pursue unpopular low carbon fuel standards for vehicles, but her reassurance hasn’t convinced energy groups just yet. “While EPA claims to have no intention of imposing...
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FRC: Obama’s opposition to comp time bill shows ‘let them eat cake’ attitude
Michal Conger
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
President Obama’s opposition to a bill that would let employees choose comp time instead of overtime pay demonstrates a “let them eat cake” attitude toward working families, the Family Research Council said today. “[The bill] gives more power to private employers and private employees,...
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