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D.C. Analysis from Jamie Dupree
Key IRS official placed on administrative leave
A day after invoking her Fifth Amendment rights before a U.S. House committee, IRS official Lois Lerner refused a request from the new head of the tax agency to resign from her post, and was then placed on administrative leave, as the fallout spread from the IRS targeting of more ...
Obama speech on terrorism
President Obama on Thursday spoke at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., outlining his vision for the future of the U.S. fight against terrorism. Here is the text of the speech, as provided by the White House: (As Prepared for Delivery --) It’s an honor to return to the ...
IRS official takes Fifth on political targeting
Less than two weeks after leading IRS efforts to apologize for the targeting of conservative groups, IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, refusing to answer questions about what went on at the Internal Revenue Service. "I have not done anything wrong; I have not broken ...
IRS official to take the Fifth before Congress
Back on May 10, Lois Lerner was the first IRS official to speak publicly about the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service; now it seems that she will be the first IRS official to take the Fifth Amendment in a Congressional probe of that targeting. "Pleading the ...
Senators demand information on IRS targeting
After reading dozens of stories about how the IRS demanded mounds of information from Republican-leaning groups that were seeking tax exempt status, two key Senators have turned the tables on the Internal Revenue Service, asking for detailed information on what tax agents were looking for and exactly who made the ...
Congress keeps up pressure on IRS
There will be more hearings this week in the Congress on the IRS targeting of more conservative political groups, as Republicans try to zero in on who signed off on the effort as the GOP presses the Obama Administration for answers. These hearings come after Friday's first Congressional review of ...
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