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9 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

IRS chief and Treasury knew about plan to use planted question to unveil scandal

Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testifies on Capitol Hill at a hearing on Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, May 17, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: Tax, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, US News, US Treasury, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Mike Crapo

Mon May 20, 2013

Argus Leader

No hazardous material in letters to S.D. lawmakers

ABERDEEN – There weren’t any hazardous materials in suspicious envelopes sent to the Aberdeen offices of South Dakota’s congressional delegation, according to police.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Tim Johnson, Representative Kristi Noem, US House of Representatives, Aberdeen, SD, Pierre, SD

Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

USA Today founder honored at memorial service

Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth on Friday remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots.

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Related Topix: South Dakota, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, South Dakota Government, University of South Dakota

Detroit News

Tesla plans to raise up to $1.08B while repaying U.S.

Tesla Motors Inc., the electric-car maker run by Elon Musk, increased the size of its equity and debt offerings by 30 percent to as much as $1.08 billion to repay its U.S. loan and build up cash reserves.

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Related Topix: Tesla Motors, Startups, Economics News, Bankruptcy, 9, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Miami Herald

Memorial service to honor USA Today founder

Sen. John Thune and University of South Dakota President James Abbott will be among the colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth on Friday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, University of South Dakota

Thu May 16, 2013

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Thune: Wind Cave Campground To Remain Open

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US National Parks, Wind Cave National Park

KSFY

Congressional agricultural committees mark up 2013 Farm Bill

Just as the weather heats up and farmers return to the fields for planting, congress takes another look at the Farm Bill.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Representative Kristi Noem, US House of Representatives, South Dakota, Pierre, SD, Sioux Falls, SD

WHNT-TV Huntsville

President Vows to Hold Those at IRS Involved in Targeting Groups Accountable

President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to hold accountable those at the Internal Revenue Service involved in the targeting of conservative groups applying for federal tax-exempt status, beginning with the resignation of the agencys acting commissioner.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate

Roll Call

Damage Control: Obama's Wednesday News Dump

The White House worked overtime Wednesday to try to change the narrative on two ongoing controversies embroiling the Obama administration.

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Related Topix: US News, Terrorism, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Mitch McConnell

Wed May 15, 2013

KOTA-TV Rapid City

Thune does not support new farm bill in current form

South Dakota's U.S. Senator John Thune says he can't support the new farm bill in its current form.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lottery

The Washington Post

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At the ACLI Capital Challenge in Anacostia Park this morning, freshman Rep. Tom Cotton finished the three-miler in 17 minutes, 55 seconds - placing first among the 27 lawmakers who joined the annual race.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Cotton, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US Senate, Senator Rob Portman, Sports

KSBW-TV

Boehner on IRS scandal: 'Who is going to jail?'

House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status broke the law, and he wondered aloud "who's going to go to jail." "There are laws in place to prevent this type of abuse," Boehner told reporters a day after an inspector general's report detailed how the IRS delayed ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate

Fox News

IRS Scandal Revives Past Allegations

The IRS's admission it targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny has drawn political condemnation but it isn't the first, second or third time the agency has been accused of playing fast and loose with the law.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Media, Television, FOX News Network, Senator Jerry Moran, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran, Gay/Lesbian

Tue May 14, 2013

The Times

Senate panel says yes to a new farm bill

WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi voted with other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday to approve a sweeping new five-year, $500 billion farm bill.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Eric Cantor, Republican, US House of Representatives, Agriculture, Science, Thad Cochran, US Senate, Debbie Stabenow, Democrat

Roll Call

a Gop Senate Switch in South Dakota Looks More Likely

Former Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's announcement that she is passing on a Senate race in 2014, combined with secondhand reports that U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson has also decided against a Senate bid, must have put big smiles on the faces of Republican strategists.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Kristi Noem, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tim Johnson, Stephanie Herseth, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota, South Dakota Government

Washington Times

Ryan Hall turns whistle blower at D.C.'s ACLI Capital Challenge

NEW YORK , May 14, 2013 - Olympian and American record holder Ryan Hall is getting political at the 32nd ACLI Capital Challenge , an annual running battle between members of the U.S. Government and the D.C. media.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Anacostia Park, US National Parks, Charitable Organizations, Special Olympics, US Military, US Navy, US Politics, US News, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US Senate, Republican

US News & World Report

Obama and the Second-Term Curse

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Tax, US Senate, Republican

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Brokaw, Thune Among Guests At Neuharth Memorial

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, University of South Dakota, Cocoa Beach, FL

Mon May 13, 2013

The Hill

GOP push new SEC head on JOBS Act regulations

Congressional Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission to finally implement the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.

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Related Topix: Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, US Politics, Representative Kevin McCarthy, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Patrick McHenry, Senator Pat Toomey, US Senate

Crescent-News.com

Senator says Obama should 'condemn' IRS targeting

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, joins the Senate GOP leadership during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, April 23, 2013, to criticize the FAA's plan to furlough air traffic controllers because of forced budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Tax, Susan Collins, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Maine, Federal Aviation Administration, Senator John Barrasso

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