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GOP lawmakers wary of need for special prosecutor in IRS scandal
Congressional Republicans are skeptical the IRS's treatment of conservative groups warrants a special prosecutor, fearing that step could limit their own investigation into the agency.
IRS Bias Safeguards Toothless With Tea Party Nonprofits
On July 22, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law a reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service designed to "give the American people an IRS that reflects America's values and respects America's taxpayers." As the Obama administration confronts a political crisis that has reinforced the worst imaginings of anti-Washington Republicans -- ... (more)
Overnight Energy: Interior chief on the road, efficiency stirrings in Senate, and more
STATE OF PLAY: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will spend her second day in Portland, Ore., on Friday, where she'll announce new cooperation on energy with state officials.
Legislators want Delta Queen back in Cincinnati
Ohio's U.S. senators and Cincinnati's House members have introduced legislation allowing the Delta Queen to go on overnight trips with passengers on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
New Energy Secretary Moniz is all about energy efficiency
The cleanest electricity is no electricity at all - a fact that is not lost on new Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
TV Spots Urge Boy Scout Leaders And Boehner to "Man-Up" to Bullying Obama
As delegates for the Boy Scouts of America convene this week in Texas to weigh a BSA board initiative for gay scouts, conservatives began airing two TV spots dealing with the Scouts, homosexuality and House Speaker John Boehner.
#WallabyWednesday! for Team @RobPortman
Apparently the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium didn't get the memo that Congress is already a zoo without its assistance.
Medina college student interning in Portman's office
A Medina college student is among nine interns who will be working this summer in Sen.
A bill to change the way federal government spending data is reported was formally introduced in the House and the Senate on May 21.
Ex-IRS Head on Who Knew of Tea Party Targeting: - I Can't Say That I Know'
At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Hon. Douglas Shulman, former Internal Revenue Service commissioner and Steven Miller, acting IRS Commissioner, both denied any knowledge of the agency's targeted harassment of conservative groups seeking tax-exemption status.
Bits Blog: Senate Panel Questions Apple on Corporate Taxes
The panel is led by Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who is chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and a fierce critic of what he sees as corporate wrongdoing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook stands up to senators on company's tax policies
Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company's tax practices Tuesday at a Congressional hearing that alternated between fawning and testy.
New DATA Act, Same Standards and Transparency Push
Emerging tools have made an agile approach easier, but there is plenty of work to be done in terms of refining enterprise BI methods.
ODOT maps out 70 mph zones across Ohio
Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.
Fox News' Continued Calls For Special Prosecutor Ignores Legal Determination
Fox News continued to push for a special prosecutor following reports that the White House chief counsel knew of an IRS investigation but did not inform the president, a claim that ignores the legal and political problems raised by involving a president in an ongoing investigation.
The Note: A Scandal's Second Wind
PFEIFFER CALLS IRS ACTIVITY 'INEXCUSABLE': White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC's GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS yesterday that the legality surrounding the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service is "irrelevant," but called the behavior "outrageous and inexcusable." "I can't speak to the law here.
Menendez: Examine tax-exempt claims by political partisans
A top U.S. Senate Democrat said Congress should expand its focus on the Internal Revenue Service and examine the use of non-profit groups for partisan purposes.
White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
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Dan Pfeiffer: IRS Behavior - Inexcusable' Whether or Not Illegal
Sunday morning on ABC's This Week , White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that the legality surrounding the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue service is "irrelevant," but called the behavior "inexcusable." "I can't speak to the law here.
Sunday Talking Heads: May 19, 2013
Good Morning. Don't you love the little sunshine daisies? They are quite rare due to habitat destruction and the fact they need to be pollinated by a plant they aren't directly related to.