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2 hrs ago | KRCR

Apple's offshore tax havens on the hot seat

Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and ranking member John McCain of Arizona both started the hearing with withering criticism of Apple's practice of shifting income to Ireland, to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, John McCain, Republican

2 hrs ago | CTV

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks tax strategy in U.S. Senate testimony

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks following an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco, Sept.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, Republican

4 hrs ago | Salon

Okla. tornado survivor reunited with dog trapped in rubble live on camera

Among the many scenes of devastation caused by the vast tornado that swept through Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs on Monday, a small sliver of hope was captured on camera.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Biden, US Senate, Republican

4 hrs ago | Salon

Is Pope Francis an exorcist?

The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Biden, US Senate, Republican

7 hrs ago | The Hill

'Duck Dynasty' nation needs Sarah Palin

Why Sarah Palin? Because when I write a blog here on Jeb Bush or President Obama, it will bring in maybe 10 comments.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Ted Cruz, Ron Paul, US House of Representatives

11 hrs ago | Patch.com

New Poll Has Jim Graves Beating Michele Bachmann

Jim Graves, the DFLer who is again challenging U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the 2014 election, issued the results of a Public Policy Polling survey showing him with a 2 percentage-point lead over Bachmann, 47-45 if the election had been held May 15, 2013, the day of the survey.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Startups, YouTube, US Senate, Republican

Mon May 20, 2013

The Washington Post

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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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Representative Michele Bachmann, Senator Marco Rubio, US House of Representatives, Sports

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to... In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, National Geographic, Oklahoma, Immigration Reform, Hofstra University

Recordpub.com

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Michele Bachmann, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Mike Lee, John Boehner, Tea Party, Mitch McConnell, Opinion

CNN

First on CNN: Rand Paul donates $10,000 to New Hampshire GOP

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has donated $10,000 to the New Hampshire Republican Party, stoking further speculation he is eyeing a run for president.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bobby Jindal, US House of Representatives, Reince Priebus

Daily Mail

McConnell says IRS scandal proves ongoing 'culture of intimidation'...

Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that the IRS scandal reveals a 'culture of intimidation' in the Obama Administration that is bent on making it more difficult for 'citizens to organize and express themselves.' In an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' McConnell, however, backed away from claims by fellow Kentucky Senator Rand ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama

Salon

FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe

The FBI is reportedly looking into allegations that Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign committed campaign finance violations, adding to the multiple ongoing probes of her campaign and raising the possibility that there were criminal violations involved.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Biden, US Senate, Republican

Salon

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Representative Michele Bachmann, US Governors, Joe Biden

Sun May 19, 2013

NewsBusters.org

Candy Crowley: Is it Possible This Isn't Political and IRS...

"Can you see in your mind's eye a way that this might not have been political, that this was a misguided stupid way to sort, but that they didn't intend it to be some kind of political attempt to harass the Tea Party?" So actually asked CNN's Candy Crowley of her guest Sen.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

The Daily Caller

Rand Paul likens Benghazi to 'tragic errors' that led to 'Black Hawk Down' [VIDEO]

On Sunday's "State of the Union" on CNN, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul took aim at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the State Department's handling of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, State of the Union, New-Age, Hillary Clinton, Conservative Political News

KCBD-TV Lubbock

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that 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 more answers.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

In the Spotlight: GOP overplays its hand on Libya, IRS scandals

At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Barack Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Mike Lee, John Boehner, Opinion

Daily Kos

Sunday Talk: You read it here first

Meet the Press : White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer ; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ; Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ; Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Dave Camp, US House of Representatives, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Associated Press

Sat May 18, 2013

Rome News

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

In this photo taken May 13, 2013, President Barack Obama defends his administration's actions in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, calling Congressional criticism a political sideshow during a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, not shown, at the White House in ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Africa, Libya, US Senate, Republican, Hillary Clinton

Salon

Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

The Financial Times was hacked Friday by hackers aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Electronic Army.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican