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Panel: Apple uses firms outside U.S. to avoid taxes
Washington — The world's most valuable company, Apple Inc., employs a group of affiliate companies located in Ireland to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found — and its CEO will be questioned Tuesday.
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Ex-IRS commissioner heads to Capitol Hill amid scandal
Washington — Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.
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Peters names campaign manager for Senate bid
Washington — Rep. Gary Peters is kick-starting his bid to become Michigan’s next U.S. senator by assembling his campaign leadership with no Republican yet stepping forward to challenge the Oakland County Democrat.
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Obama aides knew of IRS audit, say he wasn’t told
Washington — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.
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Senators: Require fingerprinting of foreigners at 30 airports
Washington —Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation’s 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.
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Tea party looks to seize on White House controversies
Des Moines, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.
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Supreme Court to weigh in on legislative prayers
Washington — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.
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Senators working on immigration bill agree to tighten asylum controls
Washington — Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S.
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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
Washington — The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.
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White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
Washington — A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunday.
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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
Des Moines, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.
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Obama to speak on legality of drone program
Washington — President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.
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Mich. Rep. Camp: IRS lied, must clean house
Washington — A top House Republican blasted the Internal Revenue Service for “lying” to the American people at the first congressional hearing since the agency a week ago admitted stonewalling the tax-exempt applications of tea party groups.
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Military to re-train leaders on sexual assault prevention
Washington — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
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Organic food companies gain Washington clout
Washington — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer ...
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Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
Washington — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class.
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Washington — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling ...
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Obama: ‘Our focus cannot drift’ from jobs, economy
Baltimore — Trying to reset the agenda amid scandal in Washington, President Barack Obama turned his attention Friday to the economy and said lawmakers ...
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House group in accord on immigration
Washington — A bipartisan band of House members working on a comprehensive immigration bill has reached an agreement in principle, lawmakers said Thursday, ...
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Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget
Washington — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service ...
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Nominee impasse poses problems for labor board
Washington — Senate Republicans said Thursday they would not support five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, raising the possibility the troubled ...
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House advances student loan rules
Washington — The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link ...
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Obama out to quell IRS, Libya troubles
Washington — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred ...
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Obama: Sexual assaults weaken trust in military
Washington — President Barack Obama said sexual assaults and harassment are undermining trust among members of the U.S. armed forces and pose a threat to ...
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CBO: Obama budget would cut deficits $1.1T by 2023
Washington — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher ...
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AT&T Michigan president may run for Levin’s seat
AT&T Michigan President James Murray said he is considering a run for U.S. Senate, adding another potential GOP candidate vying for the seat opened up by the ...
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Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security
Washington — President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's ...
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Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'
Washington — Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly ...
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Obama promises action on a trio of controversies
Washington — President Barack Obama confronted a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power, ...
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Feds to propose beefed-up standards for child care centers
Federal health officials say they will propose Thursday to overhaul federally funded child care centers across the country, beefing up safety standards ...
In the Blogs
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Politics Blog
The Best of Obama: Extolling responsibility and family at Morehouse College
Henry Payne Obama didn't play the victim card. Instead, he spoke candidly to Morehead students about responsibility and the problem of fatherless homes.
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Politics Blog
Individualism has gone
Robert Smith Jr. Today an individual must be willing to do more for less and get less for the more they do.
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Politics Blog
AP scandal: Rein in federal power - and posturing
James Melton The best and quickest fix would be for Congress to act. The federal media shield bill deserves quick passage.
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Nolan Finley
Guns and kids don't mix
Nolan Finley The story about the 5-year-old who shot his 2-year-old sister with a rifle he’d received as a gift jumped out at me not just because of the horror of that...
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