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1 hr ago | The Hill

GOP lawmakers wary of need for special prosecutor in IRS scandal

Congressional Republicans are skeptical the IRS's treatment of conservative groups warrants a special prosecutor, fearing that step could limit their own investigation into the agency.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Senator Rob Portman, John Boehner, US Senate, Orrin Hatch

Thu May 23, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Paul Ryan writing political autobiography

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin answers a question during the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, Representative Kevin McCarthy, Scott Walker, US Governors, Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Senate

Salon

In IRS scandal, new GOP tactic is ignorance

Because it's not a real scandal unless the White House is involved, those with an interest in tarnishing the president have made the new front line in the IRS controversy a question over whether the administration should have taken earlier action to stop the agency's targeting of conservative groups, even before the completion of the Treasury ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Treasury, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa

Breitbart.com

House Leadership Rejects Senate Immigration Bill

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee completed its work on the "Gang of 8" Amnesty Bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte

US News & World Report

Improving School Data Helps Students Make Better Choices for the Future

Eric Cantor is the majority leader of the House of Representatives and represents Virginia's Seventh Congressional District.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Luke Messer, Georgetown University, Opinion

National Journal

House Immigration Group Looks Ready to Collapse

While the House group struggling to write a bipartisan immigration bill huddled in the Capitol on Thursday, Republican leadership indicated its wait-and-see approach was over.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte, Immigration Reform, Mario Diaz-Balart, Representative Raul Labrador, John Boehner

Washington Post

Paul Ryan is writing a book

The congressman previously co-wrote the book " Young Guns " with fellow Republican Reps.

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

Wed May 22, 2013

Roll Call

Failed Obamacare Bill Will Get House Do-Over

A month after House Republican leaders were forced to pull an unpopular Obamacare revision from the House floor, bill sponsor Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative James Lankford, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law, Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations

Daily Kos

GOP 'solution' to their lt. governor problem in Virginia: Zipped lips

So you're a Republican politician in Virginia and your whack-a-doodle party has just nominated a whack-a-doodle wingnut named E.W. Jackson to be its nominee for lieutenant governor.

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

Daily Kos

GOP 'solution' to their lt. governor problem in Virginia: Zipped lips

So you're a Republican politician in Virginia and your whack-a-doodle party has just nominated a whack-a-doodle wingnut named E.W. Jackson to be its nominee for lieutenant governor.

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

Colorado Political News

Attention Journalists: Mike Coffman is NOT a "Moderate"

Heritage Action, an influential group that works closely with the Republican Study Committee and its conservative members, wrote a letter Thursday to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., urging them not to bring two bills to the floor But the notion that House Republicans should steer clear of any potentially ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mike Coffman, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, Representative David Schweikert

Politico

Aspen Ideas a political who's who

Tim Pawlenty, Republican consultant Karl Rove and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten.

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Related Topix: Colorado, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Teachers, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Tim Pawlenty, US Governors

Roll Call

Danger Lurks for GOP in Overdoing 'Message' Votes

Last week's party-line House vote to repeal the 201o health care law was arranged so the 70 freshman Republicans could go on record in support of a campaign promise.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner

Mon May 20, 2013

Roll Call

Berkshire Hathaway's Weschler Helps Cantor Raise $717K in April

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., raised $717,931 through his PAC and joint fundraising committee during April.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Business Wire, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Warren Buffett

Government Executive

House GOP Says It Can Legislate and Investigate at the Same Time

House Republicans are pushing back against a prominent conservative group's suggestion that congressional leaders should avoid scheduling potentially divisive votes which could shift the media spotlight away from the White House's recent woes.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, John Boehner, Representative Mike Coffman, Representative David Schweikert

Sat May 18, 2013

US News & World Report

What Makes a Small Business? Depends Who You Ask

Lawmakers spend a lot of time talking up the virtues of the American small business, and a lot of time finding new ways to define it.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dave Camp

Fri May 17, 2013

National Public Radio

Conservative Advice To GOP: Don't Legislate, Focus On Scandals

Heritage Action, the political activist offshoot of the conservative Heritage Foundation has some advice for House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor: focus on the scandals plaguing the Obama administration and stay away from legislation that could "highlight major schisms" within the House Republican Conference.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tea Party

Loudoun Times

Beyond Cuccinelli, GOP delegates predict close races at convention

A pack of Loudoun County and 10th Congressional District Republicans will head south to Richmond this weekend to help nominate the GOP's candidates for high office in 2013 at the party's state-run convention.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte, Bobby Jindal

The Washington Monthly

Cracker To Cracker

As longtime readers of my stuff know, I've got a real ax to grind whenever someone tries to justify display of Confederate regalia, particularly the Confederate Battle Flag , as an innocent symbol of "southern pride." As a proud southerner who regards the Confederacy as a shameful period in my home region's history, I felt this way even before I ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bob McDonnell, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Governors, Virginia

Thu May 16, 2013

Government Executive

The Myth of Presidential Leadership

The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion.

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Related Topix: Lincoln, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Bill Clinton, History in the News, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Begich