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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

Posted: 9:48 AM - The IRS apologized for singling out tea party groups for scrutiny in 2010 and 2011, but Republicans now are seizing on the coalition's case to question whether the effort may have been broader and started earlier.

Policy, discretion guide media sources probes

Posted: 05/21/2013 - The extraordinary call was an admission that the FBI's actions violated Justice Department policy about seeking journalists' phone records. But nothing about what the FBI did in 2004 appeared to run afoul of any law.

Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill

Posted: 05/21/2013 - The bill would cut about $2.4 billion annually from overall farm spending. But it would still expand federally subsidized crop insurance and raise some subsidies for rice and peanut farmers.

Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit

Posted: 05/20/2013 - Thein Sein previously served in a repressive junta, and his meetings at the White House and Congress would have been all-but-impossible before he took the helm of a nominally civilian government in 2011.

Justice Dept. faulted over terrorist identities

Posted: 05/17/2013 - As a result of the department's failure to share information with the Terrorist Screening Center, some in the witness protection program who were on a government "no-fly" list were allowed to travel on commercial flights.

House committee to grill ousted IRS chief

Posted: 05/17/2013 - With the scandal joining the parade of political headaches buffeting President Barack Obama, the Republican-run House Ways and Means Committee planned to question the agency's ousted chief.

House immigration group reaches a deal

Posted: 05/17/2013 - A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities.

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