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Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...Tags: Mark Sanford, U.S. Congress, Comedy Central (tv network), Politics, Executive Branch
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Obama: Acting IRS commissioner has resigned over scandal
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. Seeking to regain the...Tags: Jack Lew, Richard Nixon, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Revenue Service
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DOCUMENTS: White House releases trove of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the...
Tags: Christopher Stevens, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress, White House, Eric Holder
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Lawmakers seek money for local projects via 'dark marks'
WASHINGTON — When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Jack Abramoff, U.S. Congress, Orlando International Airport, John L. Mica
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Dave Camp, Economic Indicator, Productivity, Gross Domestic Product, Budgets and Budgeting
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McCain again calls for special congressional panel on Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) pressed Sunday for a special congressional committee to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year, insisting that questions about former Secretary of State...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Lindsey O. Graham, CBS Corp., Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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Mailbag: Incivility at skate park meeting shocking
I am a resident of a neighborhood adjacent to Arch Beach Heights. I attended the informational meeting regarding the proposed skate park at Moulton Meadows Park. While valid points were made by opponents of the skate park concept, some residents who...Tags: George W. Bush, Local Elections, Animals, Dick Cheney, Human Interest
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: George W. Bush, White House, U.S. Senate, Government Health Care, Federal Reserve
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Column: Benghazi and IRS: Sons of Watergate?
In his defense of President Barack Obama, press secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon's spokesman. Carney only has to use the word "inoperative," as Ziegler did when incriminating evidence surfaced that proved...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, CBS Corp., Central Intelligence Agency, Taxation
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When will hypocrisy of sequestration stop?
The sequester is totally outrageous. The people who are whining the most are the ones who made this happen. They wake up and they're absolutely shocked when their flight is delayed. So they take immediate action to carve out an exception that benefits...Tags: U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Delays
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Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law
WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall. The new campaign,...
Tags: Healthcare Laws, Consumers, Univision (tv network), White House, CVS Corp.
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Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack
WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were more involved in shaping the...Tags: Christopher Stevens, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House
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