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Jonah Goldberg: Obama has no use for those who disagree with him
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And his...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, White House, Tea Party Movement, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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Dawn Sweeney: Restaurant industry eyes sensible immigration reform
Capitol Hill is accustomed to bitter partisanship. But eight U.S. senators — four Democrats and four Republicans — just stood shoulder-to-shoulder to introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill. This so-called "Gang of Eight" is comprised of...Tags: Migration, John McCain, Labor Legislation, Lindsey O. Graham, Jeff Flake
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Donations, lobbying by high-speed traders on the rise -report
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - High-frequency trading firms increased their campaign contributions to federal lawmakers by 673 percent from the 2008 to the 2012 election cycle, according to a report that sheds light on their political...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Lobbying, Mutual Funds, U.S. Congress
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EDITORIAL: Department of Justice grab of AP phone records is shameful
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasThe Avalanche-Journal's Friday editorial ... The U.S. Justice Department's seizure of two months' worth of telephone records of Associated Press journalists is an outrageous assault against the First Amendment and any American who values our Bill of...Tags: White House, Government, Eric Holder, U.S. Congress, Journalism
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Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...
Tags: Migration, Harry Reid, Personal Data Collection, Labor Legislation, Orrin Hatch
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Senators hit snag on tech provisions in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Amid fierce lobbying from the tech industry and organized labor, senators on Thursday hit a snag over a visa program for high-skilled foreign workers in the U.S. immigration bill and...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Orrin Hatch, Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. House of Representatives, Employment Opportunities
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WRAPUP 3-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party decries scandal
Reuters* Conservative Tea Party groups rally on Capitol Hill * Ousted IRS chief to testify before House panel on Friday * Republican McConnell alleges 'government intimidation' (Adds details, background) By Jeff Mason and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May...Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, Government Debt, Democratic Party, Government
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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EDITORIAL: Justice Dept. shows all Americans are the AP
Albuquerque JournalThere are some very basic reasons Americans who don't work in the news media should be very concerned about the Justice Department secretly seizing telephone records of The Associated Press. Free thought. Free speech. A system that keeps government...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Government, Eric Holder, Newspaper and Magazine
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RPT-ANALYSIS-As scandals mount, White House springs into damage control
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text) * White House fights back on all three budding scandals * With effort to limit damage, Obama answers critics By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals,...Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, Susan Rice, Taxation, Eric Holder
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EDITORIAL: Administration in disarray
Miami HeraldIt's bad enough that the Obama administration committed a wholesale violation of the First Amendment by prying into the records of phones used by almost 100 people at The Associated Press. But then Attorney General Eric Holder made matters worse by trying...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, White House, The Miami Herald, Taxation, Espionage Act of 1917
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Bill would extend reduced student loan rate
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.Interest rates would double on federally-subsidized Stafford loans if Congress doesn't act by July 1. More than 60,000 students in Western New York have used such loans to pay for college. And U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is bringing a bill to the Senate...Tags: Federal Reserve, Government, U.S. Congress, Finance, Teaching and Learning
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