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House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party and conservative groups seems to be part of a culture of cover-ups and political intimidation by the Obama administration.


Official still probing political pressure on IRS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's top investigator for tax matters is telling Congress that he is still investigating whether outside political pressure caused the Internal Revenue Service to improperly target conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

Are Recessions Good for Your Health?

With the recovery underway, things are starting to look up. Consumer confidence rose to a six-year high on Friday, the housing sector is improving, the economic gears are turning. But there may also be a less-welcome rebound: fatalities could rise.

Ousted IRS chief: Errors not caused by politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views.

Inevitable Allen West-Fox News Partnership Is Sealed

Outgoing members of Congress are rarely hard-pressed for jobs (even when they've gone out in disgrace). Tea Party star Allen West just accepted the one that was perhaps the most predictable: contributor to Fox News.


Watergate: When Congress Worked

With its Beaux Arts design, inlaid floors of veined black marble, and Corinthian columns, the Kennedy Cau-cus Room is among the most imposing sites on Capitol Hill. But it seemed even more august on June 25, 1973, when it was still called the Senate Caucus Room. That was the day the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities heard testimony from John Dean. The former White House counsel, just 34, looked every bit the ambitious young Republican in his owlish glasses and crisp summer suit—except he was incriminating the Republican president of the United States. ...

Watch the First Campaign Ad to Invoke the Newtown Shootings

In the first campaign ad to explicitly mention the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Ed Markey on Thursday accused Republican opponent Gabriel Gomez of opposing the kind of gun-control measures that could have prevented the mass shootings that killed 26 people in Connecticut earlier this year.

The Importance of Being Orrin

It’s a good time to be Orrin Hatch. Just 11 months ago, the senator from Utah was battling a primary challenger for the seat he had held for six terms, seeking to avoid the same fate as his Republican former colleagues, Sens. Dick Lugar and Bob Bennett. He survived—and returned to Washington to serve out what he says is his final term, one that could prove consequential.

Alerta Noticioso de AP

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El director del Servicio Penitenciario Federal, informa que murió el ex dictador argentino Jorge Videla.


How Republicans Will Tie Obama to the IRS Scandal

So far, President Obama's inner circle has yet to be directly implicated in the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's selective targeting of tea party groups for special scrutiny.

Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.

ATLANTA (AP) — Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.


Marco Rubio Makes His Move For 2016

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio hasn’t popped up in an early-primary state in six months, leaving potential Republican rivals like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to make the rounds while he carried the torch for his immigration reform plan.

Congress Demands to Know if Google Glass Will Violate Your Privacy

Google has just under a month to respond to a congressional letter questioning CEO Larry Page about the privacy implications of Google Glass. The letter, filed Thursday by the bipartisan privacy caucus, lays out eight questions for Schmidt. They range from the atmospheric (Does Google plan to update its privacy policy for Glass?) to the feature-specific (How exactly will Glass' face-recognition technology gather information?).

Markey Goes Negative; Handel Jumps Into GA SEN; Weiner Caught On Tape (Filming Campaign Video)

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSOutgoing IRS commis. Steven Miller will make "his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status for conservative advocacy groups" at a House Ways and Means Cmte hearing Friday morning (Los Angeles Times).The House on Thursday "voted again to repeal" Pres. ...

Russian and American spies square off

WASHINGTON (AP) — The embarrassing arrest of a suspected CIA officer in Moscow is the latest reminder that, even after the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia are engaged in an espionage battle with secret tactics, spying devices and training that sometimes isn't enough to avoid being caught.


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