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1 hr ago | KTEN-TV Denison

Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal

As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Robert Mueller, The Washington Post Company, Washington Post, Publishing

Mon May 20, 2013

Myrtle Beach Online

Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q

The rate of credit card payments at least 90 days overdue fell to 0.69 percent in the first quarter from 0.85 percent a year earlier - drop of nearly 19 percent, credit reporting agency TransUnion said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: TransUnion, Social Security, Personal Finance, Mortgage, Business News

The Marion Star

Poll: Obama agenda to get stuck in mud over Benghazi, IRS

Americans are divided over whether to believe the White House on controversies over the Libyan attack that killed a U.S. ambassador and the Internal Revenue Service targeting of Tea Party groups, but they overwhelmingly agree on this: The furors are going to make it harder for President Obama to get things done in his second term.

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Related Topix: US News, Tea Party, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Max Baucus

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

White House chief of staff knew of IRS report

New details emerged Monday of what the White House knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, with spokesman Jay Carney disclosing Chief of Staff Denis McDonough was among the top officials made aware of the matter late last month.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

NewsTalk 1230

IRS claims release of conservative groups' confidential information...

ProPublica reported it had received nine still-pending applications as part of its request for information about 67 nonprofits last year The Internal Revenue Service claims the disclosure of conservative groups' confidential information to investigative journalism outfit ProPublica was "inadvertent and unintentional." After the IRS admitted to ... (more)

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KTVN Reno

Second IRS Official to Leave Amid Tea Party Scandal

As second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups.

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US News

WALA

Ousted IRS head apologizes to tea party

The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sander Levin

Examiner.com

The IRS Scandal is improper and illegal political competition

Democrats, who are famous for making a bunch of noise about Fairness, Equal Access, Voter Suppression, and Racial Discrimination a "REDLINED" all requests by tax-exempt organizations that appeared to be aligned against a progressive political agenda.

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Related Topix: US News

Sun May 19, 2013

Free Republic

The Treasury connection: Not merely an IRS scandal

The Internal Revenue Service scandal may be the worst of all the current Obama administration fiascoes.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Free Republic

Charles Krauthammer: IRS Scandal Could Be a ‘Fatal Problem’ for Obama

Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer on Friday said the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative organizations could be 'fatal' for the Obama administration if it turns out that anyone in the White House was aware of it.

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Related Topix: US News

AlertNet

Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governor's race

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Tea Party, Chris Christie, US Governors, Tobacco, Star Scientific

WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul

KCRA-TV Sacramento

White House aims to spend 10% of its time on controversies

With the White House slashing its way through the recent brush of controversy, the president is putting out the message that he's focused on the economy as the administration enters another week of hearings on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: US News

WATE-TV Knoxville

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news." A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news." The night of smoke, ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Africa, Lottery, Morehouse College, Hofstra University

Examiner.com

GOP Rep. Aaron Schock: IRS asked about content of pro-life group's prayers

During hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., asked outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller if it was appropriate for the IRS to demand the content of a pro-life group's prayers , the Washington Examiner reported.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Aaron Schock, Republican, US House of Representatives

Kypost.Com

Man responds after IRS scandal hearing

Justin Binik-Thomas wanted to know why a question about him was among 35 the Liberty Township Tea Party was instructed by the Internal Revenue Service to answer as part of the organization's application for tax-exempt status last year.

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US News, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC)

Sat May 18, 2013

Fox News

'It's All But Killed Us': Scandal Has Tea Party Groups Ready to Sue IRS

Jay Devereaux hadn't paid much attention to the daily drumbeat of partisan politics in D.C. He wasn't a Washington nerd, and didn't know who said what during congressional hearings -- nor did he care.

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US News, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC

Denver Post

IRS scandal: Colorado group awaits tax-exempt status

A Colorado conservative group believed to be targeted by the Internal Revenue Service is operating without any tax-exempt status and spent more than $1 million last year against Democrats, public records show.

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Related Topix: Representative Scott Tipton, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Colorado

KFVS12

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation was underway.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Chris Van Hollen, Barack Obama

Lincoln Daily News

Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ohio