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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, White House, Prisoners and Detainees, Chuck Hagel
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Rob Lowe gives White House reporters a 'West Wing' flashback
It's been seven years since the end of President Jed Bartlett's second term on the NBC drama, "The West Wing," but the memory of the series is still fresh enough that when Rob Lowe unexpectedly stepped into the real White House briefing room, the...Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , Friends (tv program), Gene Sperling, Freaks and Geeks (tv program), White House
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Abogados del Ejército de EEUU piden a Hagel que mejore condiciones en Guantánamo
ReutersPor Jane Sutton MIAMI, 22 mayo (Reuters) - Abogados civiles y militares de los reos en la base naval de BahÃa de Guantánamo instaron al secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Chuck Hagel, a que mejore las condiciones de los detenidos, poniendo más...Tags: Barack Obama, The Wall Street Journal
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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: Barack Obama, Max Baucus, George W. Bush, White House, Charles B. Rangel
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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: Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Election Commission
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FACTBOX-Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. President Barack Obama, seeking...Tags: Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, White House, U.S. House of Representatives, Denis R. McDonough
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Iran, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Steve King, U.S. Congress
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With Obama in the dark, administration planned how to stage-manage news of IRS scandal
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Weeks before the world and apparently President Barack Obama himself heard about the details of the Internal Revenue Service scandal, top people in his administration started planning how to stage-manage the release of the information....Tags: Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it...Tags: Google Inc., Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Congress, Republic of Ireland
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White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Max Baucus, White House, Denis R. McDonough
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Burma, Elections, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Burma, Barack Obama, Government, White House, Freedom of the Press
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