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52 min ago | NAFCU

No imminent threat on tax front, but NAFCU remains vigilant

May 24, 2013 - As tax discussions continue on Capitol Hill, NAFCU continues to reiterate the importance of retaining the credit union tax exemption, most recently in letters sent yesterday to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Orrin Hatch, Republican, Dave Camp, US House of Representatives

5 hrs ago | Drudge Retort

Bouie: Good Riddance, Max Baucus

Jamelle Bouie: [B]y and large, the people we send to Congress are doing the best they can to do good work and represent their constituents.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Liberal Political News

6 hrs ago | Slate

The Secret History of Max Baucus's 'Train Wreck' Quote

MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2012 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law

8 hrs ago | The Washington Post

These scandals may not get fixed

Unfortunately, for those who would like to see these policy problems resolved, the wrong party is angry about them and the wrong party is complacent.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sheldon Whitehouse

11 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Pelosi Blames Bush For Major Scandal

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blamed former President George W. Bush for the IRS' targeting of tea party groups in the lead-up to the 2012 election.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, George Bush, W., Frank Caliendo, US Senate

15 hrs ago | Flathead Beacon

Montana Delegation Backs Federal Media Shield Law

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus is joining the call for a federal media shield law in the wake of the Justice Department's seizure of journalists' records.

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Related Topix: Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Steve Daines, Democrat

Thu May 23, 2013

Flathead Beacon

Obama Nominates Two to Open Montana Judgeships

President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated a state Supreme Court justice and a Billings district judge to fill two open Montana judgeships, and U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Montana

Silicon Alley Insider

Here's Why Gun Control Could Be A Defining Issue For Senators In The 2014 Election

Senators' votes on a recently failed amendment to expand background checks on gun purchase s could have reverberations in the 2014 election, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Joe Manchin, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Begich, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Mark Pryor

The Billings Outpost

Locals urge fiscal deal

To the tune of "Jingle Bells," a dozen or so organized labor supporters and other concerned citizens entertained representatives of Democratic Sens.

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Related Topix: Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Tax, Social Security, Personal Finance, Representative Denny Rehberg, Republican, US House of Representatives

KFBB

Daines Joins Republicans In Approving Keystone

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation's Wednesday that would bypass the President, and force the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

JD Supra

Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

On May 15, 2013, the Senate approved Marilyn Tavenner's nomination to serve as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Democrat, Republican, Senator Mike Lee, Orrin Hatch

Instapundit

Is Obamacare's Fatal Flaw Taking Effect?

The past month hasn't been good for supporters of the Obamacare health law. One leading advocate, Senator Max Baucus , admitted that the implementation would be a " train wreck ." A recent study of Oregon health outcomes cast doubt on the benefits of expanding government health care, such that even the left-leaning Slate called it " bad news for ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Public Relations

Valley News Live

Amtrak considering Culbertson stop

Amtrak plans to study the feasibility of adding a stop in Culbertson for people traveling to the Baaken region for work.

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Related Topix: Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Wolf Point, MT

Wed May 22, 2013

PennLive.com

Toomey presses for answers in IRS scandal: Wednesday Morning Coffee

So here's one guaranteed to confound the base. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. , who angered movement conservatives last month with his push for new gun controls, spent a Senate hearing Tuesday pressing for answers in the IRS scandal .

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Senator Pat Toomey, US News, Democrat

The American Spectator

Damage Control for Dummies

Writing a column on the recent IRS abuses is a hazardous undertaking. The scandal is expanding so quickly that it's hard to get a paragraph on paper without having to revise it with new, shocking details.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Representative Todd Young, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2012 Presidential Election

Salon

Lois Lerner, IRS disaster

One puzzling response to the IRS mess, common among pundits, is demanding firings, of anyone, anywhere, now, yesterday - Obama should just make heads roll! "Why weren't more people fired?" Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law

KIII

Former IRS Chief Says He Lacked Details, Acted Properly on Targeting

The former head of the IRS said Tuesday that he was aware of some aspects of his agency's targeting of conservative groups in the spring of 2012, and took what he called the correct action of ensuring the situation would be independently reviewed.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Orrin Hatch, Republican, John Thune, John Cornyn

Detroit News

Chrysler urges Congress to speed trade

Chrysler Group LLC urged a Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday to approve legislation that will make it easier for the automaker to speed vehicle and parts shipments across North American borders.

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Related Topix: Dodge Charger, Sedan, Dodge, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Orrin Hatch, Republican

Reuters

Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of US engineer Shane Todd

The parents of a U.S. engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they will not take part in the rest of a coroner's inquiry into his death, which they say was linked to a project involving the transfer of sensitive technology to China.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal

Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, George Bush, W., US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat