Print William Bigelow Read Full Bio Senate, House Battle Over Immigration Bills It’s going to be a battle to get immigration reform passed by Congress. The Senate has crafted an 867-page bill that Senators say will most likely need 70 votes in support to put pressure on the House to accept it, while the House has written its own legislation that differs markedly and will vie for acceptance against the Senate bill. 18 May 2013 Outgoing IRS Commissioner Claims Targeting 'Absolutely Not Illegal' Outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, who was ostensibly fired by Barack Obama after the IRS scandal came to light, claimed during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that the actions of the IRS in targeting conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status was "absolutely not illegal." 17 May 2013 Obama to Host Another Concert While Scandals Rage Fiddling while the organization around him is burning from the scandals surrounding Benghazi, the IRS, and AP, Barack Obama is hosting another concert in his “In Performance at the White House” series. On May 22, Obama and his wife will honor singer-songwriter Carole King in the East Room of the White house, who will be given the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 17 May 2013 NAACP Chairman Emeritus: IRS Right to Target Tea Party 'Racists' Julian Bond, chairman emeritus of the NAACP, said Tuesday on MSNBC that the IRS and the federal government were correct in targeting conservative groups for added scrutiny over tax-exempt status. 14 May 2013 GOP Probes Sebelius Fundraising Push Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have gotten caught with her hand in the cookie jar, the Hill reports. She has been asking healthcare executives and community groups to support Enroll America, which is a non-profit group that is designed to promote ObamaCare by catalyzing people to enroll in new coverage options. 14 May 2013 House Panel To Question IRS Commish Friday The House Ways and Means Committee is going to have a formal hearing on Friday in which they will question IRS Commissioner Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George about the evidence that the IRS targeted conservative groups applying for tax exempt status between 2010 and 2012. The committee said they would examine the IRS’s "practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings." 14 May 2013 IRS Officials In DC Involved In Targeting Conservatives New reports by the Washington Post and other outlets reveal that efforts by the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative groups attempting to gain tax-exempt status were not just the work of IRS officials in Cincinnati. New evidence has been given that the road not only leads to the El Monte and Laguna Niguel offices in California, but also leads higher up--to Washington, D.C. 14 May 2013 Clintons Freeze Weiner According to the New York Post, Bill and Hillary Clinton are going to make sure Anthony Weiner’s dreams of becoming mayor stay all wet--they will not support him in his efforts. 14 May 2013 Weiner Enlarging Staff for Mayoral Run According to Politico, Anthony Weiner has hired one staffer in preparation for his run for mayor of New York City. 13 May 2013 Bangladesh Arrests Islamist Leader Bangladesh, which went to war with Pakistan in 1971 to gain its independence, is going to war against the same Islamists who opposed Bangladeshi independence. 13 May 2013 Previous 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next
Senate, House Battle Over Immigration Bills It’s going to be a battle to get immigration reform passed by Congress. The Senate has crafted an 867-page bill that Senators say will most likely need 70 votes in support to put pressure on the House to accept it, while the House has written its own legislation that differs markedly and will vie for acceptance against the Senate bill. 18 May 2013
Outgoing IRS Commissioner Claims Targeting 'Absolutely Not Illegal' Outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, who was ostensibly fired by Barack Obama after the IRS scandal came to light, claimed during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that the actions of the IRS in targeting conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status was "absolutely not illegal." 17 May 2013
Obama to Host Another Concert While Scandals Rage Fiddling while the organization around him is burning from the scandals surrounding Benghazi, the IRS, and AP, Barack Obama is hosting another concert in his “In Performance at the White House” series. On May 22, Obama and his wife will honor singer-songwriter Carole King in the East Room of the White house, who will be given the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. 17 May 2013
NAACP Chairman Emeritus: IRS Right to Target Tea Party 'Racists' Julian Bond, chairman emeritus of the NAACP, said Tuesday on MSNBC that the IRS and the federal government were correct in targeting conservative groups for added scrutiny over tax-exempt status. 14 May 2013
GOP Probes Sebelius Fundraising Push Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have gotten caught with her hand in the cookie jar, the Hill reports. She has been asking healthcare executives and community groups to support Enroll America, which is a non-profit group that is designed to promote ObamaCare by catalyzing people to enroll in new coverage options. 14 May 2013
House Panel To Question IRS Commish Friday The House Ways and Means Committee is going to have a formal hearing on Friday in which they will question IRS Commissioner Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George about the evidence that the IRS targeted conservative groups applying for tax exempt status between 2010 and 2012. The committee said they would examine the IRS’s "practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings." 14 May 2013
IRS Officials In DC Involved In Targeting Conservatives New reports by the Washington Post and other outlets reveal that efforts by the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative groups attempting to gain tax-exempt status were not just the work of IRS officials in Cincinnati. New evidence has been given that the road not only leads to the El Monte and Laguna Niguel offices in California, but also leads higher up--to Washington, D.C. 14 May 2013
Clintons Freeze Weiner According to the New York Post, Bill and Hillary Clinton are going to make sure Anthony Weiner’s dreams of becoming mayor stay all wet--they will not support him in his efforts. 14 May 2013
Weiner Enlarging Staff for Mayoral Run According to Politico, Anthony Weiner has hired one staffer in preparation for his run for mayor of New York City. 13 May 2013
Bangladesh Arrests Islamist Leader Bangladesh, which went to war with Pakistan in 1971 to gain its independence, is going to war against the same Islamists who opposed Bangladeshi independence. 13 May 2013
Indiana Dem official sentenced to prison for '08 ballot fraud in Obama-Clinton primary17 Jun 2013, 3:07 PM PDT
Indiana Dem official sentenced to prison for '08 ballot fraud in Obama-Clinton primary17 Jun 2013, 3:07 PM PDT
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