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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2011, 11:05pm ET -- Rep. Ron Paul may have won the presidential straw poll at the California GOP 2011 Fall Convention pulling away, but at a party dinner Friday evening, where Rep.
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Obama Official Brings Birtherism Into Argument Over Scandal
White House spokesman Jay Carney brought up birtherism while answering questions Tuesday, mocking reporters for repeatedly asking questions on a number of recent scandals.
How to oust Michele Bachmann from Congress
Democrat Jim Graves was feeling good as he sat down for an interview with Salon in Washington Monday, the same day his campaign released a poll showing him two points ahead of Rep.
Is abortion about to doom Republicans again?
Recently, I asked Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, one of the most fiercely pro-choice members of Congress, why she thought the House of Representatives had been so muted this year in its introduction of anti-abortion and anti-Planned Parenthood bills.
While there has been plenty to find fault with in the revelation that the IRS targeted some tea party groups seeking tax exempt status, some of the Republican rhetoric has been an overreach.
Top GOP Media Firm's Split Heads to Court | Shop Talk
A top GOP ad firm's split took a litigious turn earlier this month, when Rex Elsass, the CEO and founder of The Strategy Group for Media, filed suit against his company's former president, Nick Everhart.
New details in IRS probe : White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, learned last month of the inspector general's review of whether the IRS targeted conservative groups, but the aides did not tell President Obama.
Tea Party Protests Planned At IRS Offices Nationwide Tuesday
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., listens as Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder the Tea Party Patriots, speaks during a news conference.
Is this the real reason they disclosed the IRS scandal?
The targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service was initially disclosed by Lois G. Lerner, the IRS director of the exempt organizations division.
A Word from Our Sponsor: Public Television's Attempts to Placate David Koch
Last fall, Alex Gibney, a documentary filmmaker who won an Academy Award in 2008 for an expos of torture at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, completed a film called "Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream." It was scheduled to air on PBS on November 12th.
Michele Bachmann: The IRS is 'going to be in charge of our health care.'
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., warned viewers of looming problems with the Internal Revenue Service playing a role in implementing President Barack Obama's health care law.
Michele Bachmann: 'The IRS will have the ability potentially' to deny or delay health care.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., warned viewers of looming problems with the Internal Revenue Service playing a role in implementing President Barack Obama's health care law.
Dana Milbank: Gop overplays its hand
At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.
Poll: Bachmann in for tight fight
With Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann facing a widening campaign finance probe, her Democratic challenger is out with a new poll showing him in a close race with the conservative firebrand.
Scandal-shocked House Dems fear for '14
Democrats aiming to retake the House next year against all odds tried to reassure themselves after President Barack Obama's week from hell: The election is still 18 months away, plenty of time for Republicans to turn today's gift into tomorrow's albatross.
Jindal: IRS officials should "go to jail" for targeting
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, reportedly argued that the IRS officials responsible for targeting tea party and other conservative groups deserve jail time.
The most vulnerable House members in 2014, in two charts
Over the last couple weeks, we've been talking about the 2014 House election, and in particular, which members might be especially vulnerable.
Feeling vindicated by IRS admission, tea party hopes to leverage the moment for a resurgence
In this May 16, 2013 file photo Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chair of the Tea Party Caucus, center, speaks during a news conference with Tea Party leaders about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Michele Bachmann: Constituents Ask 'Why Aren't You Impeaching the President' Every Weekend
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann , who represents Minnesota's Third District including St.
IRS suppressed Tea Party activities and donations
The WND story reported, "The IRS and the entire Obama administration are under scrutiny after revelations last week that hundreds of conservative organizations suffered undue harassment and intrusion by the IRS after applying for tax-exempt status - and now at least one tea-party leader tells WND the scandal interfered with with his group's ... (more)