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Obama learned of tax targeting scandal from news reports top White House advisor
Here are the the Top 40 earners in the (American) sporting world, according to Sports Illustrated. You will note, there aren’t any women nor are there any hockey ...
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Video Have recent controversies paralyzed Washington
CBS News political director John Dickerson, Politico's Lois Romano, the New York Times' David Sanger, and the Washington Post's Dan Balz discuss whether recent controversies will prevent Washington from doing any actual ...
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White House aide Pfeiffer IRS actions inexcusable
Dan Pfeiffer said it is a "cardinal rule when you know a situations like these, not for just for this White House but for all White Houses you do not interfere in an independent investigation and you do not do anything to give off the appearance of interference in an independent investigation." A Department of the Treasury inspector general's report found employees at an IRS ...
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FBI searches Washington state apartment in ricin letter case
ricin .Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Federal investigators have been searching for the person who sent the letters, which were postmarked Tuesday ...
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Video White House not living up to promises of transparency Chaffetz says
"Look, this administration says they want to be open and transparent, but they haven't," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, criticizing the lack of accountability from the White House on recent controversies involving the IRS and ...
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Letter From Washington Distortions That Still Require Decisive Action
WASHINGTON -- Here is the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This is not without some ...
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Flash Fire at Fairfax County High School
Investigators say that the fire at George C. Marshall High School happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes of first responders arriving. Five contractors working in the school were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but not transported to ...
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Alleged Washington County carjacker arrest at airport
Police arrested an alleged carjacker at Pittsburgh International Airport Sunday morning before the man could board a flight to Chicago, state police in Washington County ...
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Video Schieffer Welcome to dumb and dumber in Washington
On the news that the IRS targeted conservative groups for burdensome scrutiny during the 2012 election, Bob Schieffer says, "Surely no one could be dumb enough to think you could get away with that in an election year. But they were! So, welcome to dumb and ...
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Washington getting ready to host Turkish PM Erdogan
Syria issue will be the main agenda of Turkish Premier Erdogan`s meetings in the US WASHINGTON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a two-day formal visit to Washington, beginning on Tuesday. "We are looking forward to Erdogan`s official visit", a White House official told AA on Tuesday.Erdogan, to be accompanied by his spouse Emine Erdogan, Deputy Prime Minister ...
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Man who drove car into parade crowd may have had medical emergency
Police in Damascus, Ga., said the driver of a car that plowed into a crowd during a parade, injuring about 60 people, may have suffered a medical emergency. The man, whose name was not reported, was driving a 1997 Cadillac at 20-25 mph when the car veered into the crowd Saturday at the Appalachian Trail Days parade, sending nine people to area hospitals, at least two by helicopter, The ...
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Obama approval rating holds steady in CNN poll
Barack Obama did not seem to do any serious damage to his popularity among U.S. voters, a CNN poll released Sunday concluded. The CNN/ORC International poll -- conducted Friday and Saturday -- pegged the president's job approval at 53 percent, slightly better than the 51 percent approval level the same poll found in early April. "That two-point difference is well within the ...
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Benghazi Crossfire Can White House And State Dept. Dodge Their Own Bullet Talking Points
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answers questions during a press briefing at the White House May 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. Carney fielded questions primarily on recently disclosed information relating to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Is all of this Benghazi scandal stuff just a political Republican "witch-hunt" to ...
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White House Pushes Back At Fox News’ Effort To Politicize IRS Scandal
, host Chris Wallace pressured White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer about why the Obama administration didn’t act sooner to address the ...
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Charles County Assistant Sheriff Missing
An Assistant Sheriff in Charles County has apparently gone missing after having his police powers suspended amid an investigation into a domestic ...
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Washington scandals intrude on Mass. Senate race
BOSTON (AP) -- The controversies swirling around the Obama administration - from the IRS targeting of conservative groups to lingering questions about last year's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya - are threatening to engulf Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate ...
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Fire At Alexandria Restaurant
The single-alarm fire at Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar at 111 King Street broke out at around 9 a.m. Firefighters reported seeing smoke on all three floors and were spotted on the roof of the ...
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Anthrax drug brings $334M to Pentagon advisors biotech firm
Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national ...
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This Week Transcript White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer
A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday morning, May 19, 2013 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. STEPHANOPOULOS: Hello again. The Washington scandal factory kicking into high gear this week with jobs lost, lawyers hired, witnesses grilled, and outrage all around. As investigations intensify into IRS ...
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Serena Williams wins Italian Open
Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday. Williams, No. 1 in the world, piled up six breaks, including one in the next-to-last game. She put the match away by holding serve at love to improve to 12-2 lifetime versus Azarenka, who is third in the rankings. Williams will be the clear favorite going into ...
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Dubai Women Establishment sign Memorandum of Understanding with The Protocol School of Washington
WAM Dubai, 19 May 2013 (WAM): Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) and The Protocol School of Washington (PSOW) today signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with a view to establishing programs that support and develop the vocational skills of women leaders, helping them to hone their capabilities and achieve greater personal and professional development. In line with Dubai Women ...
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MoF to receive UAEs national banks in Washington
WAM ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has concluded three meetings with representatives of the UAE's national banks to discuss preparations for an upcoming meeting in Washington D.C. set to take place on 11th October , 2013, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (October 11-13, 2013). The meetings shed light on ...
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Washington giving us reasons to worry
Revelations the past few days that the Internal Revenue Service has been giving special attention to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status have converged with the news that the Justice Department has been seizing phone records of The Associated Press. Reaction from both camps has been outrage seasoned with constitutional ...
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Wells Kicks Off DC Mayoral Campaign
Wells spoke at his campaign kickoff event Saturday about bringing the transformation of his home ward citywide. He also says he wants to restore integrity to city government, which has been beset by ...
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Haren hopes to close series strong against Padres
Since moving to the starting rotation at the end of April, Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner has been on quite a roll. In five starts this season, Cashner is 2-2 with a 2.51 ERA, allowing four runs or less in four of the starts. He'll try for that same kind of success in Sunday's series finale against the Nationals at Petco Park. While the right-hander didn't factor into the ...
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