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Friday May 10 | The Washington Post

The IRS: caught in the act

First and foremost, let me say that the administration has now entered the "not since Nixon" phase of its tenure.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Non-Profit, US Politics, John McCain, US Senate, Health

Friday May 10 | Commentary Magazine

The IRS Targets Conservative Groups-As It Once Targeted COMMENTARY

This morning, an IRS official named Lois Lerner apologized for inappropriately targeting non-profit groups for scrutiny in 2012 based on the fact that they had the words "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names .

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Related Topix: Tax, Non-Profit, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, John McCain, US Senate

Thu May 09, 2013

Tulsa World

Minnesota House approves gay marriage; would be 12th The state Senate ...

"It may not be a smoking gun or a warm slingshot," Republican Rep. Doug Collins said in the hearing's final hour.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Gay/Lesbian, Wedding, Representative Doug Collins, Republican, US House of Representatives, St. Paul, MN, US Governors

KATV Little Rock

Boston cop: Never saw Russia warning about suspect

A reputed Connecticut mobster is facing sentencing in a weapons and prescription drugs case that revealed federal authorities' belief that he had information on the largest property heist in U.S. history.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Life, Holidays, Day of the dead, Strategic Defense Initiative

CBS News

Video: Boston attacks could have been "prevented," says Lieberman

"Though it would not have been easy, it was possible to have prevented the terrorist attacks in Boston," said former Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Elijah Cummings, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Darrell Issa, John Tierney

AlertNet

Boston police chief: U.S. needs more security at big events

Major public events in the United States like the Boston marathon need greater security but officials must steer clear of moving toward a "police state," Boston's top cop said on Thursday at a congressional hearing into last month's bombing.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, US News

Thu May 02, 2013

Federal Computer Week

In the Senate, a search for solutions

Sen. Tom Carper, the new chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is looking for answers to problems plaguing the federal government.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tom Carper, US News, US Senate, Tom Coburn, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Susan Collins

Wed May 01, 2013

Reuters

Congressional committee calls hearing on Boston bombings

The House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on May 9 to examine the deadly Boston marathon bombings and their impact on national security.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, US News

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Hartford Courant

U.S. Attorney David Fein Reportedly Will Resign

Connecticut's U.S. Attorney David Fein will announce Tuesday that he plans to leave office, three years into his four-year term, federal law enforcement officials familiar with the decision said Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Old Greenwich, CT

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Scoop

Economic Blockade and WikiLeaks: Iceland and Beyond

Julian Assange had been using that term for a time, but economic censorship is as close to the mark as any.

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Related Topix: WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, World News, Iceland, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Connecticut Post

Arts 'shack' proves safe haven

Barbara Scavotto-Earley leads students during a program titled " Home and Commyounity" at the Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids, known as The Shack in Newtown, Conn., Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Newtown, CT, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Sandy Hook, CT, Bethel, CT, Theater, Arts