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CAITLIN HUEY-BURNS:: Issa’s Restraint at IRS Hearing Could Benefit GOP | RCP
By MB Snow at May 23, 2013 | 10:32 am
By Caitlin Huey-Burns - May 23, 2013 -- Republicans have cautioned party lawmakers investigating the politically charged IRS controversy against overplaying their hand. If Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing is any indication, Chairman Darrell Issa is paying heed -- at least for now. The California lawmaker, who recently held Attorney General Eric Holder ... Go To Article
JOEL POLLAK:: Finally: Tax-Dodging, Union-Busting, Subprime Mortgage Banker Hauled Before Congress
By MB Snow at May 23, 2013 | 9:39 am
by JOEL B. POLLAK 23 May 2013, 4:54 AM PDT -- The Senate will finally confront one of the architects of the subprime mortgage crisis today, hauling a tax-dodging, union-busting, bank-breaking, billionaire member of the "one percent" before the Senate Commerce Committee... to consider her confirmation as Secretary of Commerce in President Barack Obama's Cabinet. In ... Go To Article
JOHN BOEHNER:: ‘Really is inconceivable’ Obama wouldn’t have known about IRS woes – Washington Times
By MB Snow at May 23, 2013 | 9:22 am
By David Sherfinski-The Washington Times Thursday, May 23, 2013 -- House Speaker John A. Boehner says it “really is inconceivable” that President Obama wouldn’t have known about the unfolding IRS scandal before learning about it from reporters, as the White House has claimed. “It’s pretty inconceivable to me that the president wouldn’t know,” he said ... Go To Article
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CUOMO FLOGS WEINER: ‘Shame On Us’ If We Elect Him
By MB Snow at May 23, 2013 | 9:11 am
by JOHN NOLTE 23 May 2013, 8:26 AM PDT -- Democrats are obviously not happy with the idea of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner running for mayor of New York City. In an editorial meeting with some local newspapers, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said "shame on us," if Weiner is elected. Rogers: "So if Anthony Weiner wants to run for mayor, he can run for ... Go To Article
ISSA CALLS LERNER BACK:: IRS scandal hearing: Darrell Issa says Lois Lerner lost her rights – POLITICO
By MB Snow at May 22, 2013 | 2:44 pm
By RACHAEL BADE | 5/22/13 3:15 PM EDT -- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again. The California Republican said Lerner’s Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination was voided when she gave an ... Go To Article
JOHN NOLTE:: IRS internal Investigation Ended 6 Months Before Election, Hidden From Congress
By MB Snow at May 22, 2013 | 1:48 pm
by JOHN NOLTE 22 May 2013, 8:08 AM PDT -- In a startling exchange Wednesday during the IRS hearings before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, America learned that the IRS knew in May of 2012 that its employees were targeting conservative organization with paralyzing harassment and Kafka-esque audits. Although the IRS knew this, they did not report this ... Go To Article
GUY BENSON:: Wow: CBS News President and WH Official Tied to Benghazi Scandal Are Brothers – Townhall
By MB Snow at May 22, 2013 | 9:55 am
Guy Benson | May 11, 2013 -- One of the mainstream media journalists whose pursuit of the truth has been truly tenacious and nonpartisan is CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson. Her tough reporting has made life difficult for everyone from Hillary Clinton to the Bush administration and Congressional Republicans. She's also been relentless on the Obama administration's Fast ... Go To Article
KIRSTEN POWERS: How Hope and Change Gave Way to Spying on the Press – The Daily Beast
By MB Snow at May 21, 2013 | 5:22 pm
by Kirsten Powers May 21, 2013 Much of the Fourth Estate shrugged when the Obama administration attacked Fox News, writes Kirsten Powers. But now it’s coming for them, too. First they came for Fox News, and they did not speak out—because they were not Fox News. Then they came for government whistleblowers, and they did not speak out—because they were not ... Go To Article
BOMBSHELL:: IRS Scandal: Lois Lerner to Invoke Fifth Amendment
By MB Snow at May 21, 2013 | 3:03 pm
Tuesday afternoon a bombshell was dropped into the already explosive IRS scandal when it was reported that Lois Lerner, a top IRS official in the non-profit division that paralyzed Tea Party groups with ongoing harassment, would invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions during Congressional testimony schedule before the House Oversight Committee on ... Go To Article
SENATE PROBE: Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes – POLITICO
By MB Snow at May 21, 2013 | 10:51 am
By TONY ROMM | 5/20/13 5:39 PM EDT -- Senate investigators accuse Apple of wiring together a complicated system to shield billions of dollars in international profits from both U.S. and foreign tax collectors. A report released ahead of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s inaugural Capitol Hill appearance Tuesday alleges the tech giant took advantage of numerous U.S. tax ... Go To Article
