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2 hrs ago | Fox News

IRS Scandal: Focus Shifts to White House

Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sander Levin, Business News

6 hrs ago | Government Executive

More Scrutiny Ahead for the IRS

Think the Internal Revenue Service scandal will fade away in time for summer? That may be wishful thinking on the part of the White House and congressional Democrats, who are poised to endure another week of congressional hearings in both the House and Senate.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, George Bush

Sun May 19, 2013

National Review Online

The Emerging Scandal Narrative: To Make Obama Pay, GOP Blasts 'Culture of Intimidation'

Since his emergence as a national political figure, Barack Obama has managed to deflect accusations of wrongdoing and impropriety with ease.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Tax, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives

KXAN-TV Austin

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: Tax, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sander Levin

Mediaite.com

Melissa Harris-Perry Rails Against GOP Focus On IRS and Benghazi: 'It's All Political'

Melissa Harris Perry blasted the GOP on her show Saturday for what she sees as their parade of politics, claiming that the real scandal is about the GOP's personal politics aimed at putting our President in the "crosshairs." Harris-Perry opened with some sarcastic satire, listing plot points from ABC's Scandal season finale to depict a real ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Television

New Hampshire Public Radio -

On Sunday News Shows, Obama Official Plays Defense

President Obama walks across the tarmac to greet well-wishers on Sunday upon his arrival in Atlanta, Ga., where he will attend the commencement at Morehouse College.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Morehouse College

Common Dreams

The IRS and the Real Scandal

"This systematic abuse cannot be fixed with just one resignation, or two," said David Camp, the Republican chairman of the House tax-writing committee, at an oversight hearing Friday morning dealing with the IRS.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Liberal Political News

Politico

Obama Plans Push on Student Loans as Part of Focus on Policy Over...

TOP TALKER WSJ lead story, "Higher-Ups Knew of IRS Case: Hearing Shows Obama Administration Officials Were Told in June 2012 of Probe Into Tea-Party Targeting," by John D. McKinnon, Siobhan Hughes and Damian Paletta : "The Internal Revenue Service's watchdog told top Treasury officials around June 2012 he was investigating allegations the tax ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat May 18, 2013

BizzyBlog.com

NYT's Peters 'Cleans Up' Jonathan Weisman's...

Clearly, the New York Times couldn't run with Jonathan Weisman's headline or opening sentence in the report he filed shortly after Friday's portion of Friday's testimony at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee in its Saturday print edition.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, New Times, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law

Canada.com

Obama agenda marches on, weathering tax targeting of conservative groups, other controversies

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

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Tax, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, Fred Upton, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fox News

GOP Calls for Reform After Scandal Shows IRS Is 'Rotten at the Core'

The IRS targeting Tea Party groups and other conservative-leaning political organizations has reignited calls for reform and the argument among Capitol Hill Republicans that the federal government has become too big and out of control.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ron Paul, US Senate, Senator Mike Lee

Hudson Hub-Times

Spin Meter: Gop raps Dems for Irs union cash | 16 minutes

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., center, questions the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service Steven Miller, lower right, as the Republican-run committee held a hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, Friday, May 17, ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Representative Mike Kelly, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tax, Kevin Brady, Representative Tim Griffin

Fri May 17, 2013

NewsBusters.org

MSNBC Cuts Away from IRS Hearing To Interview Dem Congressman Slamming Hearing

For a brief period on the morning of May 17, MSNBC was actually acting like a real news network.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Paul Ryan

Fox News

'Foolish' or Criminal? Investigations of IRS Will Probe Whether Laws Broken

The outgoing IRS commissioner claimed Friday that his agency's practice of singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny was "foolish" and "horrible" -- but not illegal.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

The Orlando Sentinel

Mitch McConnell on 'Meet the Press'; Paul Ryan on 'Fox News Sunday'

The Sunday morning talk shows will find a lot to talk about in the Washington controversies over the IRS , the Department of Justice and the Benghazi attack.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, US Senate, Mitch McConnell, The Washington Post Company, Washington Post, Publishing, Xavier Becerra, Democrat, Entertainment

MLive.com

Michigan AG Bill Schuette weighs in on IRS scandal, invites impacted groups to contact his office

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is calling on President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service and inviting local organizations who feel they were targeted by the agency to contact his office.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michigan, Barack Obama, Non-Profit

Newsday

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller: Sorry for 'mistakes' and 'poor service'

In Islip accident on Rt 111 / Wheeler Rd SB at Southern State Pky/Heckscher Pky.

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Related Topix: Tax, Islip, NY, Mount Sinai, NY, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Click2Houston

Outgoing IRS chief blames 'foolish mistakes'

A huge increase in workload, rather than deliberate targeting, led to "foolish mistakes" and the political discrimination an inspector general's report found in the Internal Revenue Service, the outgoing commissioner of the agency said Friday.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, George Bush

Modern Healthcare

GOP lawmakers seek GAO probe of Sebelius' fundraising efforts

Pressure continued to mount on the Obama administration Thursday as Republican leaders in the House and Senate asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ' fundraising efforts for a private organization to help implement the healthcare reform law.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Fred Upton, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jack Kingston, Healthcare Law, Law, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Orrin Hatch

InvestmentNews

Irony alert: IRS scandal puts tax reform on hold

Advisers can expect few changes in the tax law for the foreseeable future - thanks in part to the recent revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative not-for-profit groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus