Police: Democratic Aide Beat Black Gay Lover with Shovel… ‘Die Dirty Faggy’
An aide to Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) was arrested in Baltimore last week for allegedly beating his male lover with a shovel, CQ Roll Call reports.
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Democrats Beg Obama to Bend Obamacare Rules to Avoid Tax Penalties for Millions
Three senior House Democrats are pleading with the Obama administration to bend the Obamacare rules to prevent their constituents and millions of Americans from being hit with Obamacare tax penalties.
IRS Targets Tea Party and Conservative Non-Profits for Audit
On Tuesday, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) said the IRS targeted tax-exempt conservative groups for audits. The findings by Camp’s committee comes on top of last year’s revelation that the IRS had used “inappropriate criteria” to review applications from
IRS Official at Heart of Tea Party Scandal Retires
(AP) IRS official at heart of tea party scandal retiresBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONFacing a possible firing, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the agency’s tea party scandal retired Monday, ending one chapter in a ruckus that has
Dem Rep.: No Trade Deal for Ecuador if Snowden Asylum
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) told The Hill that Ecuador’s trade deal with the US would be in jeopardy if they were to offer asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. “There’s been issues about Ecuador all along,” said Rep. Sander
Politico: Tea Party Protest Jeopardized 'Bipartisan Approach' of IRS Investigation
Politico’s coverage of the Tea Party protesters in Washington, DC Wednesday was not so much about the rally itself but how it affected the “bipartisan approach” to the House investigation into the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups. Author Kesley Snell
IRS Misses Deadline to Turn over Targeting Documents
On May 14, the House Ways and Means Committee demanded the IRS turn over documents and answer questions related to the targeting of conservative groups. The letter was signed by the Chairman David Camp and ranking member Sander Levin of the
Top Democrats Call for More IRS Resignations
Two top Democrats on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee are calling for the resignation or firing of Lois Lerner, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) division responsible for tax-exempt organizations. Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Sander
Ousted IRS Chief: 'Not an Act of Partisanship'
(AP) – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency’s tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle
CBO: Real Unemployment Is 15 Percent
The Congressional Budget Office released a report Thursday that showed real unemployment in America at 15 percent for the month of January, a figure considerably higher than the White House’s oft-cited 8.3 percent figure that does not include part-time workers
NBC News: Rangel Agrees to Give Up Ways & Means Gavel – Or Will He?
MSNBC: After being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., will give his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means committee, NBC News has learned. The top spot may temporarily