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Influential GOP lawmaker wants answers on military orders in Benghazi attack bc-bengazi-orders(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW) May 17, 2013 12:20 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS A Republican congressman who chairs an influential committee says he isn't interested in politicizing the deadly terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, but he does want to know what orders were giv
Tea Party groups from across the country tell their horror stories about IRS scrutiny bc-irs-teaparty(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), Special (LL) May 16, 2013 4:20 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS Gary Johnston thought the questions the Internal Revenue Service was asking seemed overly intrusive, even for an agency known for being irritatingly meticulous. When he showed the federal tax agency's demands to an accountant, her
Q&A on IRS investigation of tax-exempt status of Tea Party, other groups bc-IRS-Q&A(sh) | By: BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), Special (LL) May 15, 2013 4:45 PM By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS Q. What is the Internal Revenue Service accused of doing, and why is it creating a political firestorm? A. Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office tasked with reviewing applications for tax-exempt status,
Harry Reid denies link to payday lender donor scandal bc-reid-payday(sh) | By: MATT CANHAM | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Washington (WW) May 13, 2013 5:00 PM By MATT CANHAM Fearing new regulations in the aftermath of the financial crisis, payday lenders decided to make a major play for the support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. They contributed more than $126,000 to his campaign as the Nevada Demo
Federal workers would get cash for pinpointing government savings bc-govt-savings(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW) May 10, 2013 1:25 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS Federal employees could soon have a big incentive to help the government save money: They could take home a share of the savings. A bill filed Thursday by U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., would give bonuses to federal worke
Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65 bc-deibel-obit(sh) | By: ANN McFEATTERS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN), Special (LL) May 3, 2013 4:55 PM By ANN McFEATTERS Mary Lawrence Deibel, 65, a reporter with the Washington D.C. bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3. The cause of death was cancer, accordi
Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65 bc-deibel-obit(sh) | By: ANN McFEATTERS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN) May 3, 2013 4:45 PM By ANN McFEATTERS Mary Lawrence Deibel, 65, a reporter with the Washington D.C. bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3. The cause of death was cancer, accordi
Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65 bc-deibel-obit(sh) | By: ANN McFEATTERS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN) May 3, 2013 4:10 PM By ANN McFEATTERS Mary Lawrence Deibel, 65, a reporter with the Washington D.C. bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3. The cause of death was cancer, accordi
Taxpayers overpaid to bail out farmers, report says bc-farmers-aid(sh) | By: JIM SPENCER | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Washington (WW) May 2, 2013 1:30 PM Taxpayers paid billions of dollars more than needed to bail out farmers following the drought of 2012, due to the nation's overly generous crop insurance program, an environmental research and advocacy group charged. Citing a report prepared by Unive
Bill would regulate compounding pharmacies after deadly meningitis outbreak last year bc-meningitis(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW) Apr 26, 2013 1:28 PM A deadly meningitis outbreak that killed 32 people and sickened more than 460 others last year has led to a push in Congress to regulate large compounding pharmacies that mass-produce drugs and ship them across the country. Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa,
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