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McManus: Obama's IRS choice
Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jay Carney, U.S. Congress, Taxation, White House
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jay Carney, Darrell E Issa, Federal Election Commission, John Cornyn
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Editorial: IRS stonewalling makes the case for a special prosecutor
"If you refuse to answer, you will leave us no choice but to ask for a special counsel or the appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this. I hope that's not the approach of the IRS going forward, because there will be hell to pay."...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Taxation, White House, Elections
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Harry Reid
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, White House, Ted Cruz, Crime, Law and Justice
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
Reuters* Senator Baucus aiming for bipartisan bill by June * Representative Levin wants bill to cover currency * U.S. business gearing up to push for legislation By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. trade legislation appears...Tags: Boeing Co., Government, U.S. House of Representatives, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Chuck Schumer, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. senators reached a tentative deal with tech companies to ease restrictions on hiring foreigners for high-skilled jobs in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. For...Tags: Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer, AFL-CIO
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Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul, potentially paving the way for a key Republican senator to support the sweeping legislation and give it a boost...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Elections, Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report
WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Max Baucus, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Political Fundraising, Jay Carney, Pension and Welfare, Karl Rove
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