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McCaskill joins President Obama in slamming IRS for targeting Tea Party and other groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill let loose a pointedly critical release Monday on the revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative and small-government groups applying for tax exempt status. Her one-line...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Barack Obama, Politics, David Cameron
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The real IRS scandal
The real scandal is why the IRS approved for tax-exempt status organizations that were plainly political and not "social welfare" organizations, as section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code requires ("Taxing the tea party," May 14). The GOP's phony...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service
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Building evacuated in Aberdeen after Congressional staffers find suspicious envelopes
Three envelopes without return addresses were sent to Aberdeen offices of South Dakota's congressional delegation, causing emergency officials to block off streets and a hazardous materials team to investigate Friday. About 20 people were evacuated...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, John Thune, Kristi Noem, Tim Johnson, U.S. Congress
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
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: U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, Bill Clinton, Jay Carney, Justice System
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kevin Horrigan column
St. Louis Post-DispatchLast week, after the news broke that Internal Revenue Service agents in Cincinnati had been giving extra scrutiny to applications from conservative groups for tax-exempt status, I immediately downloaded IRS Form 14449, the "Self-Declarers Questionnaire...Tags: Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Travel
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The giant, shocking IRS scandal that wasn't
There's nothing Washington likes better than a scandal. So official Washington was absolutely orgasmic this week while dealing with not one, but three scandals at the same time. Not one of which, sadly, was a sex scandal. First, there were accusations...Tags: Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Mike Huckabee, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service
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The GOP pivots on the IRS scandal
The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by "tea party" groups and other right-leaning organizations took a sharp turn at the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. In addition to decrying...
Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, The New York Times, Taxation
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Fort Lauderdale Forum finds IRS requests taxing
Sun SentinelThe Fort Lauderdale Forum was turned down for tax-exempt status, it says, by IRS officials who told the nonprofit discussion group that “…a group of individuals reminiscing about the past … is not educational.” Now the group&...Tags: Parties and Movements, Internal Revenue Service, FBI, The New York Times, Taxation
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Letters to the editor: Drunken driving, Ramirez, and conspiracy theories
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board proposed lowering the legal limit for a driver's blood alcohol from .08 percent to .05 percent. This is about two beers in an hour for a 155-pound woman. While one can argue whether or not that is too...Tags: U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service, Bill Clinton, Taxation, Voting
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Johnson rep: Tea bag found in envelope; authorities investigate
American News, Aberdeen, S.D.Emergency officials were called today to the Aberdeen offices of Sen. John Thune, Sen Tim Johnson and Rep. Kristi Noem after envelopes containing unidentified substances were reported to authorities. About 20 people were evacuated from the US Bank...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Kristi Noem, U.S. Congress, Fires, Barack Obama
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Portman seeks White House's role in security
The BladeStung by what he said was a false assurance that no conservative groups were targeted for extra scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) on Thursday asked President Obama for information on whether his administration...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Barack Obama, Elections, Politics
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