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Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Wednesday after grilling a former Internal Revenue Service boss about what the White House knew about the agency targeting conservative groups.

In 1976, a little-known former governor of Georgia rode all the way to the presidency on the momentum generated by his strong showing in the Iowa caucuses.

J. Russell George, U.S. Treasury inspector general for tax administration, from left, Douglas Shulman, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS's exempt organizations office, and Neal S. Wolin, deputy secretary of the Treasury, are sworn in during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ... (more)

The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service's tougher scrutiny of tea party groups continues with former IRS officials testifying that they never tried to mislead Congress about IRS practices.

When the incredibly-stupid Internal Revenue Service decided to target and harass right-wing groups it rescued the rapidly-fading tea party from sinking in the political obscurity it so richly deserves.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In just three years, Kentucky's junior U.S. Senator has gone from obscure eye doctor to a major player in national politics.

With a season of dissent circling Washington, reporters now, the infamous mainstream media - especially those associated with the White House Correspondents' Association dinner - will begin to bail and join the revolution.

Maybe it's hip to be square? Or maybe it's hip to be hop? At any rate, lately Congress seems to have embraced popular culture generally and hip-hop specifically.

Two candidate running to chair the Libertarian Party of Florida will visit Broward County tomorrow night at the Libertarian Party of Broward County's regular monthly meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

Penalties for financially exploiting senior citizens soon will be tougher thanks to the passage of an elder abuse bill in the state Legislature.

John Walsh delivered a dose of adrenaline to Berkshire Democrats on Sunday as the party ramps up campaigning for Edward Markey.

The late Sen. Mark Hatfield, Oregon's most powerful elected leader of the late 20th Century, was a consummate politician who would have appreciated Monday's debate in the Oregon House.

A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict.

"What do you expect when you target the President?" This is what an Internal Revenue Service agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton.

In the wake of the tornado which cut through Moore, Okla., on Monday, it's worth remembering, for a moment, how wrong things went after Hurricane Andrew.

Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling - but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to "shutter the doors" of the agency "once and for all." The longtime GOP congressman writes that IRS agents in the 1930s were essentially "hit squads" ... (more)

Given last week's revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address.

Given last week's revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address.

BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 7, 2011, 10:38pm ET -- Americans watching the MSNBC GOP presidential candidate debate tonight could not have been very encouraged about their future under any of the seven men and one woman seeking election to the White House in 2012.

The United States has been a stable country for most of its 230-plus years, as well as a global hegemonic power since the end of World War II and the world's primary superpower since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union in 1990.