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IRS ignored most influential groups

WASHINGTON - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

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Bernanke forecasts gains from technology

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Saturday that pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the compu…

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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.

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Obama to speak on legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a sp…

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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has…

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President gives Marines umbrella duty, takes heat

WASHINGTON - Slogging through a drizzly Rose Garden news conference Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Obama…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

GOP hopes IRS scandal will kill health-care law

WASHINGTON - Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcer…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

House panel demands that co-chairman of Benghazi probe appear

WASHINGTON - The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board th…

May 18, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Ex-chief: IRS triggered firestorm with planted question

WASHINGTON - Tough congressional grilling Friday of fired IRS chief Steven Miller failed to get answers about which agency employees subjected…

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Sunday TV news shows

WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

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First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overc…

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Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf _ in the rain.

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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controvers…

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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling ou…

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IRS probe ignored most influential groups

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

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SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democra…

May 18, 2013 7:36 am Comments

Of 3 controversies, White House sees IRS matter as most lasting

Of 3 controversies, White House sees IRS matter as most lasting

WASHINGTON - President Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scan…

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Former officials, GOP at odds over Benghazi session

WASHINGTON - The two retired senior U.S. officials who oversaw an internal State Department review of last year's attacks on U.S. government f…

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House advances student loan bill

WASHINGTON - The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that wou…

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Subpoena of AP records revives media-shield bill

WASHINGTON - The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect …

May 17, 2013 12:00 am Comments

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigat…

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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respo…

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