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IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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5 steps to bipartisan cuts in Medicare – and the deficit
Medicare is the single greatest contributor to long-term deficits. If Democrats and Republicans cooperate on waste-cutting ideas – many of which are backed by President Obama – both parties stand to gain. Here are five ways Congress should act.
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After the 'sequester,' now what?
$85 billion in across-the-board cuts to defense and social programs took effect March 1. The cuts must occur this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Here's how things look.
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Texas textbook war: 'Slavery' or 'Atlantic triangular trade'?
Changes to social studies textbooks in Texas proposed by conservatives have resulted in a partisan uproar and generated interest far beyond the Lone Star State.
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Five lessons from Tuesday’s primary election results
Primary election results from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas give a snapshot view of the state of the electorate.
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Obama and Calderón agree: Arizona immigration law is wrong
President Obama tells Mexican President Felipe Calderón he opposes the Arizona immigration law and will seek comprehensive immigration reform. But he acknowledges that he'll need some Republican votes in Congress to succeed.
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The Monitor's View: British coalition of Cameron and Clegg may survive on their new localism
The joining of the Conservatives' "big society" concept and the Liberal Democrats' power-distribution ideas may help this British coalition overcome their differences.
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President Obama blasts Arizona law, wants immigration reform
President Obama criticized Arizona's new immigration law on Wednesday and restated his desire for immigration reform in the US.
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Financial reform bill unlikely to end taxpayer subsidy of derivative trading on Wall Street
Timother Geithner and Ben Bernanke seem poised to axe Senator Blanche Lincoln's proposal. Does their reasoning make sense?
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Insurgent candidates prevail in US primaries: Joe Sestak prevails in Pennsylvania
Joe Sestak and Rand Paul defeat incumbents with high-level endorsements.
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Rand Paul rallies Tea Party with Kentucky GOP Senate primary win
Rand Paul says he'll stick with his Tea Party-approved anti-federal government message after capturing Kentucky's GOP Senate nomination Tuesday night.
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Judiciary Chairman: hearings to start in June for confirmation of Elena Kagan
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings for nominee Elena Kagan in June.
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Arlen Specter out, Rand Paul advances, Blanche Lincoln fights on
Tuesday's primaries signal a restless electorate unwilling to follow the behest of either party establishment. Sen. Arlen Specter lost in Pennsylvania. 'Tea party' pick Rand Paul is GOP's Senate candidate in Kentucky. Sen. Blanche Lincoln faces a runoff in Arkansas.
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In Ohio, Obama says his policies have created jobs. Is that true?
Visiting a manufacturing plant in Youngstown, Ohio, President Obama said the $787 billion Recovery Act helped avert a possible depression. Critics – especially Republicans – aren't so sure.
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Mark Souder: Would he have resigned if he were a Democrat?
Republican Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana announced Tuesday that he would resign as rumors of an affair surfaced. The congressman ran on a family-values platform, but political experts say party affiliation has little to do with who survives cheating scandals.
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Connecticut Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal says story on his Vietnam service is a 'distortion'
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate seat currently held by the retiring Christopher Dodd, is expected to answer questions about his Vietnam service record that came from a New York Times story on Monday.
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Will Blanche Lincoln, Arlen Specter survive Tuesday's primaries?
Anti-incumbent sentiment could be pivotal in Tuesday’s votes. Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter, both Democratic senators, are facing tough challenges from the left.
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Questions Elena Kagan has already answered
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan lacks a paper trail. But her Senate confirmation hearing last year for solicitor general offers a preview of what's to come.
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Tuesday primaries: four crucial questions
The Tuesday primaries will be dominated by four key races in three states – Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas. On election eve, here is the central question to each race.
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Arizona immigration law and illegal immigrants: state of extremes
Where lawmen Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday mowed down outlaws at the O.K. Corral, Arizona immigration law brings its modern brand of western justice to the issue of illegal immigrants.
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Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak stump for votes across Pennsylvania
Arlen Specter, who switched parties last year to avoid a primary duel with a more conservative candidate, faces a tough election.
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: Will her own words bite her?
Republicans are already throwing the words of Elena Kagan back at her. She once called Supreme Court nominee hearings 'vapid.' GOP senators are challenging her to open up.
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Sarah Palin – feminist first, tea partyer second
Sarah Palin defends her endorsement of Carly Fiorina in the California Republican Senate primary over the tea party favorite. In speaking out against abortion, she rallies the 'pro-women sisterhood.'
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Sarah Palin says Obama would ban guns and ammunition if he could get away with it
Sarah Palin has said that political backlash is the only thing stopping Obama from gutting the Constitution's right to bear arms.
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Debit card fees: Senate votes for limits, seeking to aid consumers
Retailers are the ones paying debit card fees, but the idea is that if the costs were lowered, retailers might then pass some of the savings along to consumers.
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Kentucky Senate race looks set to boost the 'tea party,' Rand Paul
Rand Paul, the 'tea party' favorite, holds a double-digit lead in the Republican primary for Kentucky's Senate seat. The Democratic race is closer, but polls show either candidate would be more competitive against Paul than against his GOP opponent, Trey Grayson.
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Obama in Buffalo: tax reform is needed, but a flat tax isn't
President Obama told a town-hall meeting in Buffalo, N.Y., that the US will need to rein in its deficit soon, and that could include 'hard decisions' on tax reform. But he opposes the flat tax.
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Elena Kagan follows Supreme Court nominee rulebook: be bland
One hurdle for a Supreme Court nominee is to get through the first week without creating a controversy. So far, Elena Kagan has negotiated the halls of Congress deftly – and quietly.
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