General Sorry for 'Hook-up' Comments
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh apologized Friday for comments he made last week that a “hook-up mentality” among America’s youth might be responsible for some sexual assaults in the military. The comments were criticized by members of Congress and victims’ advocacy groups....
 
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IRS Planted Question About Tax Exempt Groups
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The Internal Revenue Service planted a question at an American Bar Association conference in order to reveal that it had inappropriately targeted conservative groups prior to the 2012 elections. But members of Congress are questioning why they weren’t told earlier. The question that prompted Lois...
 
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Treasury Secy Told of IRS Probe in March
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was first informed in March that there was an investigation into the IRS’ screening of nonprofit groups, but did not learn the details of that probe until last week, he said today. “In mid March, I had had a conversation, just...
 
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Congress Grills IRS Commish
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Irate lawmakers today accused the acting IRS commissioner of misleading them about the agency's selective scrutiny of tea party-affiliated groups, demanding to know who was responsible and why no one told Congress about it.
 
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IRS Defends Agency 'Obamacare' Official
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Despite her congressional testimony, the Internal Revenue Service today denied that the former commissioner of tax exempt and government entities – now running the agency’s health care office – was in charge of the unit’s day-to-day operations after Dec. 2010. Sarah Hall Ingram retained the title of...
 
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Coming Up on 'This Week': White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer
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As second-term scandals engulf the White House, Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer goes one-on-one with George Stephanopoulos, Sunday on “This Week.” Controversy consumed Washington this week, with bipartisan outrage over the revelation of the IRS’ scrutiny of conservative groups and the Justice Department obtaining AP...
 
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Grilling Season Starts on Capitol Hill
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By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES THE PLOT THICKENS (AGAIN): The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted Tea Party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation, ABC’s JOHN PARKINSON and...
 
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Watergate Hearings Televised 40 Years Ago
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Richard Milhous Nixon was “not a crook,” or so the 37th U.S. president would have us believe. But such denials at a Nov. 17, 1973, news conference meant little or nothing by then, six months to the day after North Carolina Sen. Sam Ervin opened...
 
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Obama Names New Acting IRS Commish
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President Obama today appointed Office of Management and Budget official Danny Werfel to serve as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
 
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Ft. Campbell Assault Boss Arrested
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An Army lieutenant colonel in charge of the sexual-assault prevention office at Fort Campbell, Ky., has been removed from his job after his arrest for allegations that he violated a protection order filed by his former wife. It is the third high-profile incident in 10...
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George Stephanopoulos Hosts Facebook Q&A
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George Stephanopoulos, anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “This Week,” hosted his first Facebook Q&A today, answering questions from fans on a plethora of topics. You can read a selection of his responses below or you can read the entire conversation here. Favorite Movie? Greg Waite:...
 
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House Has Tentative Immigration Deal
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After three days of immigration bill markups, the Senate Judiciary Committee appears to be steadily plowing ahead, while the House group finally makes headway on its own bipartisan proposal. The House bipartisan group that seemed to have stalled earlier today announced it is finally moving...
 
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House Tries 37th Time to Turn Back 'Obamacare'
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It’s déjà vu on Capitol Hill. The House voted yet again today, 229-195, to repeal the nation’s health care law. It marked the 37th time lawmakers have tried to overturn the entire landmark act or a piece of it. “Some critics have suggested it’s a waste...
 
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House Votes to Fully Repeal Obamacare for Third Time
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The House of Representatives voted today to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, 229-195. This was the third vote for full repeal, and the 37th overall vote the House has taken to disrupt, dismantle, defund or repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Michele...
 
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Military 'Ashamed' Of Sexual Assaults, Obama Says
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President Obama today admitted there is “no silver bullet” to solving the sexual assault epidemic in the military, but vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in order to fix the problem. Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Defense Secretary Hagel and the joint chiefs...
 
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Vowing to Sue IRS, Tea Partiers Hit DC
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Tea party activists descended on Washington today, promising to sue the Internal Revenue Service and claiming vindication in their long-held complaints about perceived government overreach.
 
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