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The White House battled several controversies last week, facing questions not only about the September attack in Benghazi, Libya, but also about the targeted scrutiny of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the seizure of phone records from The Associated Press by the Justice Department.
House GOP Subpoenas Benghazi Review Leader
Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a closed door meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 19, 2012 in Washington.
Alabama farmers are hopeful a farm bill may finally be passed this year, following committee approval of two versions of the bill this week.
Pentagon renews lease of Chinese commercial satellite
Kenji Fujimoto was accepted into Kim Jong-il's inner circle during a 13-year stint serving North Korea's first family.
U.S. Senate Update: Gary Peters, Justin Amash and Mike Rogers get pressured on Obamacare repeal vote
Good afternoon. Later today, the House is set to vote for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and both Democrat and Republican Senate election committees are targeting Michigan candidates and potential candidates today.
IRS engaged in 'outrageous abuse of power' warns top Democrat
After years of political gridlock in D.C., lawmakers of competing parties are finally coming to agreement on one thing: The Obama administration is rife with corruption, as a spate of scandals which have rocked the White House since the president's second inauguration indicate.
UPDATE 1-U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
SUMMIT-U.S. to protect private sector from secret software attacks
The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to protect companies outside of the military industrial complex, top officials told Reuters this week.
White House Sticks to the Script in Addressing Latest Flurry of Scandals
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House Intelligence Chairman a 'Respected' Contender for FBI
The Obama administration is considering House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., for the top job at the FBI, according to the chair of Intelligence on the other side of the Capitol, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Choosing Rogers could be seen as a gesture of goodwill by the White House to Republicans on security issues.
Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call The seasoned...
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Iran-based hackers traced to cyber attack on US company
A previously unknown hacking group believed to be based in Iran has started cyber attacks inside the U.S., according to Mandiant Corp., a security company that's linked China's army to similar activity, Bloomberg reported.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, meningitis patients seeking answers
The last thing you want when you have made your way to the top position on your state's highest... U.S. Rep.
Another group targeted for IRS scrutiny
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Is Justin Amash closer to making a U.S. Senate decision?
Wether he is or isn't, the second term Congressman said Tuesday that he wouldn't let an "anti-liberty" candidate be nominated "wi This afternoon, the Republican from Cascade Township tweeted: "Huge long-term harm to #MIGOP if we put up unelectable anti-liberty, pro-corp welfare #MISEN candidate.
IRS Targets Conservative Groups;Rogers Asks: Who Else?
Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter today to Steven T. Miller, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service demanding the agency comply with any Congressional investigation and provide any relevant information.
Obama Renewed Benghazi attack controversy sideshow
The controversy over his administration's initial response to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a "sideshow," President Obama said Monday.
IRS Targeted Conservative Groups, Tea Party, Patriots & Non-Profit...
If it looks like an enemies list, walks like an enemies list and talks like an enemies list guess what America, IT'S AN ENEMIES LIST.
Henry Payne: A Michigan chapter in Obama's Nixonian politics
Pat Caddell, the youngest Democrat on Richard Nixon's Enemies List thanks to his staff position on George McGovern's 1972 Democratic presidential campaign, knows dirty politics when he sees it.
Liberals and conservatives, who don't agree on much, are united in their condemnation of the IRS' targeting of groups associated with the Tea Party seeking tax-exempt status.