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3 hrs ago | WHDH

IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Tax, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

6 hrs ago | Government Executive

Treasury Taps Federal Retirement Coffers Again

The Treasury Department once again is tapping federal retirement programs to buy the government more time to increase the nation's debt ceiling.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law

10 hrs ago | The Hill

Boehner chokes up over Oklahoma tornado

Speaker John Boehner choked up as he offered prayers for the people of Oklahoma on Tuesday after tornadoes that ripped through the state left dozens of people dead.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Cole, Senator Jim Inhofe, US Senate, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Moore, OK, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

11 hrs ago | The Daily Caller

Boehner mum on whether tornado aid should be offset with spending cuts

Addressing the massive tornado that killed dozens in Oklahoma, Speaker of the House John Boehner refused to say Tuesday whether he thinks federal government aid sent for storm recovery efforts should be offset with spending cuts elsewhere.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative James Lankford, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Coburn, US Senate, Conservative Political News

17 hrs ago | SFGate

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes

President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Atlanta, GA, Morehouse College, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Cole

Mon May 20, 2013

US News & World Report

Obama Isn't Nixon, but Needs More Friends in Washington

President Obama survived a terrible week in Washington unscathed in the eyes of the American people.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Joe Biden, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

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, Eric Cantor, Representative Mike Coffman, Representative David Schweikert

The Guardian

White House knew extent of IRS scandal in April, says report

Barack Obama 's hopes of moving beyond the scandals that have dogged his administration were dashed on Monday, when it was disclosed that the White House had been informed last month about the details of the IRS affair.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Recordpub.com

Dana Milbank: Gop overplays its hand

At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Mike Lee, Tea Party, Mitch McConnell, Opinion

Politico

Obama's newest ally: John McCain

The shift is striking: The 2008 rivals never got along throughout Obama's first term in office.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Immigration Reform, Lindsey Graham, US House of Representatives

WHDH

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Dick Durbin, Gay/Lesbian, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, US House of Representatives

Right Wing News

Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama's Head

On May 14 after news broke that President Obama had once again attacked talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by name, El Rusbo joked that he was "living rent-free in Obama's head." It's hard to fault Limbaugh's logic on this.

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Related Topix: Rush Limbaugh, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sun May 19, 2013

Ukiah Daily Journal

House lawmakers reach tentative bipartisan immigration deal

Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to torpedo negotiations.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Carter, Illegal Immigration

Hudson Hub-Times

Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Knox College, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

In the Spotlight: GOP overplays its hand on Libya, IRS scandals

At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Barack Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Mike Lee, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

WHIO

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left, waves a constituent's application to the IRS that was delayed, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tax, Ohio, Tea Party, Devin Nunes, Paul Ryan

Medical Daily

'Obamacare' Insurance Premiums Lower Than Expected, Two States Announce

Officials in Oregon and Washington expressed pleasant surprise at lower-than-expected health rates offered by insurers as part of the new federal law known as "Obamacare." Aside from expanding Medicaid to participating states, the Health Care Act of 2010 encourages Americans to purchase health insurance via an online marketplace as the provision ... (more)

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Health Insurance, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ohio

The Heritage Foundation

House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase

This week, the House Republican conference met to discuss what their priority will be in connection with any vote to increase the debt ceiling.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Representative Steve Scalise

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, Tax, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ohio

Mediaite.com

Cable Networks Eagerly Anticipate When GOP Will 'Overplay Their Hand'

You may have heard that there are a variety of scandals unfolding in Washington D.C. at the moment.

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

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