Washington launches four different investigations into IRS scandal

Capitol Hill aides spent their Memorial Day weekend scanning hundreds of pages of documents related to the IRS scandal in order to prepare their bosses for what will inevitably be a frantic month of June involving multiple simultaneous investigations into government wrongdoing. By the time lawmakers return to session next week, at least four different investigations will be underway. […]

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Here’s what happens when you try to expose Obama

Here’s what happens when you try to expose Obama. The former U.S. Attorney for Arizona could be disbarred, after an investigation found he lied to the Justice Department about his role in trying to discredit the federal whistle-blower who exposed the botched gun-running scheme known as Fast and Furious. An Office of Inspector General report […]

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Does Carney Really Expect Us to Believe Obama Knew Nothing of the Actions of the IRS?

By United Press International May 21, 2013 6:57 am President Obama’s staff deliberately kept him in the dark about an impending report on the Internal Revenue Service scandal, his press secretary said Monday. White House press secretary Jay Carney said during his daily briefing with reporters White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler had been notified a […]

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CBS Spins IRS Scandal To Advocate More Spying

The Internal Revenue Service has been caught harassing groups that seemed “conservative” or “right-wing.” Yet the fact that the IRS did not give the same unjust treatment to all right-wing advocacy groups is being treated  by CBS as a kind of negligence. Under the headline, “IRS targeting overlooked biggest players in outside political spending” CBS reported, […]

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Energy Efficiency Bill Is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction

Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Newscom Senator Byron Dorgan (D–ND) told Greenwire (subscription required) that an energy efficiency bill that passed through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee would be a necessary “first step” to more federal efforts to overhaul energy policy. The legislation, introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH) and Rob Portman (R–OH), contains a […]

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President Obama, Bangladesh Has Faced Enough Tragedy, Don’t Take Away Jobs, Too

Sumon Yusuf/Polaris/Newscom Since late last year, workers in Bangladesh have been beset by tragedy after tragedy. First there was a factory fire that killed over 100 garment workers in November. Then last month a garment complex collapsed, killing over 1,000 people. Now, as if to add insult to injury, the Obama Administration is threatening to […]

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