Breitbart News has learned that Tea Party Patriots is asking its members to pressure Congress to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the IRS’s targeting of conservative and Tea Party organizations. The organization is calling on Congress to conduct “substantive”
(AP) – Senior American and Afghan officials held talks Saturday to try to iron out the details of a key pact signed a year ago that defines the future of the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan. The Strategic Partnership Agreement
The New York Times‘ Islamabad bureau chief has been expelled from Pakistan right before national elections. The two sentence letter delivered to foreign correspondent Declan Walsh accused him of unspecified “undesirable activities,” the Times said Friday. The ministry did not give
On Friday, the IRS blamed “low-level” employees in its Cincinnati office for targeting tax-exempt organizations that had “Tea Party” or “Patriots” in their names during the 2012 election and apologized for their actions. Upon a review of the IRS bureaucracy,
(AP) OJ to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trialBy KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASO.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a
On Friday, the IRS apologized for singling out conservative groups, especially organizations that had “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names, for additional reviews during the 2012 election. According to the Associated Press, Lois Lerner, who “heads the IRS unit
(AP) British sailor dies during America’s Cup practiceBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA 72-foot-long Swedish sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the upcoming America’s Cup races, killing an Olympic gold medalist from the United
By LAURI NEFFAssociated Press NEW YORK–Eli Roth says one of the best things about his new movie “Aftershock” is that it creates a “real, new business model” that could help independent films hold their own against studio blockbusters. Roth co-wrote,
(AP) Warriors end skid at 30 in San Antonio, tie seriesBy RAUL DOMINGUEZAssociated PressSAN ANTONIOKlay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91
On Wednesday, the Associated Press mischaracterized the Benghazi hearings as merely a Republican event, even though it is an official House committee investigation. In the headline of its report, the Associated Press downplayed the official hearings of the House Oversight
(AP) Happ latest pitcher hit in head by line driveBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterST. PETERSBURG, Fla.J.A. Happ raised his glove in front of his face as quickly as he could, a futile attempt to shield himself from the line drive
(AP) – Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. It was another milestone in the market’s epic ascent
By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated PressDENVERThe man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing they plan to
(AP) Spurs outlast Warriors in double OT 129-127By RAUL DOMINGUEZAssociated PressSAN ANTONIOManu Ginobili’s play in the final 50 seconds was almost too much for Gregg Popovich to handle. Then again, the Spurs’ coach is used to his veteran guard’s free-wheeling
(AP) Sanford’s quest for redemption rests with votersBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.It’s now up to voters to render a verdict on former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s quest for political redemption, as one of the more unusual political campaigns in
(AP) Biden asks clergy to make moral argument on gunsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONVice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have
(AP) IMF’s Lagarde criticizes US spending cutsTOBY STERLINGAssociated PressAMSTERDAMInternational Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde criticized the U.S. government’s budget policies as too tight on Tuesday, in an appearance in Amsterdam that was interrupted by student protestors. Lagarde said the U.S.
(AP) Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in OhioBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN and JOHN COYNEAssociated PressCLEVELANDThe woman’s voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher.
By LISA LEFFAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOThe California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the
(AP) – Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who recently announced he was gay, is seeking a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. Officials at three publishing houses said Monday that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee pointed out to State Department Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell that the U.S. has not been moving quickly on their threats to Bashir Al-Assad’s regime in Syria. “We’ve long said that the Assad regime’s days are
The Associated Press published an article Sunday about the men of the Pakistani village Mateela, who have kept women from voting for decades. However, the article makes no mention of Islam or Islamic fundamentalists such as the Taliban suppression female voters, instead
(AP) Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600By FARID HOSSAINAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshMore than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one of the
By REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressMATEELA, PakistanFor decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t likely to in next week’s parliamentary election either. The village’s men have spoken.
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is returning to Ohio to give his first commencement address of 2013 at Ohio State University in Columbus. Ohio was at the center of last year’s presidential election, and Obama’s victory there was critical
