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  • Tea Party leaders vent anger at IRS for targeting them

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Tea Party leaders from around the country gathered in Washington Thursday to vent outrage at the Internal Revenue Service for targeting them and other conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status and threatened to sue the agency for damages. "They lost membership and donations, they...

  • Senate debate on immigration reform bill could start first week of June

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    The “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill could be up for a vote before the full Senate by the first week of June, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. Reid, D-Nev., vowed in a floor speech to take up the legislation, “as soon as it is ready,” even if it means interrupting work...

  • Pelosi: GOP focusing on Bengazi, AP and IRS because Obama ‘is a great president’

    Joel Gehrke

    Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., charged Republicans with “exploiting” the questions surrounding the Benghazi talking points, the AP phone records seizure and the IRS scandal to attack President Obama because “they fear” his agenda and eloquence. “This president — they...

  • Krauthammer: Obama losing his constituency, the media

    Charlie Spiering

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    On FOX News last night, Charles Krauthammer explained that President Obama was moving quickly to respond to the scandals in his administration to satisfy the media. “I think what he understands is that he is losing his constituency, that’s the media,” Krauthammer said, noting that...