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Politics Digest, Congress, Politics
Lawmakers zero in on IRS meetings at White House
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Top IRS officials, whose agency was under investigation for targeting conservative groups, visited the Obama White House more than 100 times over two years while the probe was going on, far more...
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House of Representatives, Congress, Politics
VIDEO: IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at House hearing
Yesterday
IRS employee Lois Lerner offered a brief statement before invoking her 5th Amendment right.
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Congress, Beltway Confidential, Politics
Immigration proposal running out of time in House
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
House negotiations toward a bipartisan deal on immigration reform could dissolve if an agreement isn't consummated by Friday, when Congress is scheduled to depart Washington for the Memorial Day...
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Congress, Politics
Lois Lerner: 'I have not done anything wrong' at IRS
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
The head of the Internal Revenue Service division that targeted conservative groups told a congressional committee Wednesday that she did nothing wrong and is not to blame for the wrongdoing, but...
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Politics Digest, Congress, Beltway Confidential, Politics
Emails show how Treasury delayed alerting Congress to Tea Party targeting
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
At Wednesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Chairman Darrell Issa displayed a fascinating string of emails that show his failed efforts to get an update from the...
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DC, Congress, Local, Politics
Congress takes aim at Eisenhower Memorial
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
As the House weighs legislation that would halt the controversial Frank Gehry plan for the Eisenhower Memorial, the chairman of the subcommittee with oversight over the project has requested...
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Congress, Politics
Congress grills IRS officials over targeting of conservative groups
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
The IRS official overseeing the division that was inappropriately targeting conservative groups said she will refuse to answer lawmakers' questions during an appearance before a House committee...
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Politics Videos
From WeeklyStandard.com
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The Brezhnev Doctrine, Iran-style
By: Elliott Abrams
Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and money is spent to prevent reality from breaking...
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A Toxic Combination
By: Jeffrey H. Anderson
Of all the scandals in his administration that President Obama knows nothing about, the one Americans find most appalling is the decision by the Internal Revenue Service to target the...
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Benghazi Investigation Deepens: Lawmakers Seek Interviews of 13 Officials Involved
By: Stephen F. Hayes
As the investigation into the Obama administration’s handling of the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi intensifies, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are seeking to conduct transcribed interviews...