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Rubio critical of misconduct by IRS in Tampa speech
May 18–TAMPA — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told a crowd of more than 700 Republicans that he takes the recent revelations of misconduct at the Internal Revenue Service personally. And though he slams the Oba Continue Reading
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Issa subpoenas Pickering over Benghazi probe, demands closed-door testimony
WASHINGTON _ The congressman leading the Republican investigation into last year’s terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday ordered retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering to submit to questioning Continue Reading
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BRIEF: Forbes’ bill connects health care law to IRS inquiry
May 16–U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes on Wednesday introduced a bill that would stunt implementation of the federal health care law by taking aim at its connection to the Internal Revenue Service. Part of the Afford Continue Reading
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Obama strategy for immigration reform win comes with some risks
The White House plans to use an inside-outside game to pressure Congress as it seeks a political victory for President Obama on immigration reform. The inside game includes meetings with key stakeholder groups, such as one this week with As Continue Reading
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OPINION: The second-term scandal plague
May 18–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 lo Continue Reading
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Political opposites Barack Obama, Scott Walker are ratings twins
May 19–No one would mistake Scott Walker and Barack Obama for political twins. Yet in their public standing in this polarized state, they’ve come to mirror each other in striking ways. We s Continue Reading
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Opinionator: Targeting Texas
While the Republican Party struggles to resolve fratricidal conflict over gay marriage and immigration reform, there is another elephant in the room: Texas, the last big-state bastion of the right. Neglected by national Democrats since 1992, when Continue Reading
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Walmart Moms: Walmart Moms Talk First 100 Days
Walmart Moms discuss what they want to see addressed during the first 100 days of the next presidency.