Inside Darrell Issa’s Sketchy Legal Rationale Forcing Lois Lerner to Testify

Inside Darrell Issa's Sketchy Legal Rationale Forcing Lois Lerner to TestifyDarrell Issa would like a do-over. The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, no doubt motivated in part by outrage over his allowing the IRS's Lois Lerner to invoke her Fifth Amendment right during a hearing Wednesday, plans to demand she return to complete her testimony. His argument: Lerner waived her ability to claim that right once she offered an opening statement. Is he right?

John McCain Is the Latest Senior Senator to Have Had Enough of Junior Ted Cruz

For two days John McCain and Ted Cruz have been fighting on the Senate floor over the rules for negotiating a budget, but, like so many fights, it’s also about so much more. Cruz is being annoying about the budget, but worse, he just doesn’t get the Senate. 
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New Yorkers Weigh Anthony Weiner’s Bid for Political Salvation

Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who infamously fled Congress after his sexting and Twitter scandals two years ago, told New Yorkers this week he wants to be their next mayor.
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Sen. Ted Cruz Refuses to Play the Game: ‘Let Me Be Clear, I Don’t Trust the Republicans’

“Unfortunately, one of the reasons we got into this mess is because a lot of Republicans were complicit in this spending spree.”
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Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth

Chart shows 15 fastest-growing large citiesWASHINGTON (AP) — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.

House to Vote for Seventh Time on Keystone Project, With Same Result Likely

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh straight time, the bill—approved on a 241-175 vote—is likely to have little substantive effect.
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Open thread for night owls: Summoning the godfather of investibators

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GOP’s Switch on Financial Disclosure Wins Gold Medal in Hypocrisy Olympics

First, let me be clear: There has been political intimidation of the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies for partisan purposes.
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Economics Daily Digest: Where Have All The Good Jobs Gone?

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State of Play: Where the IRS Case Stands After 3 Hearings

Three IRS hearings are in the books. Two senior IRS officials are on their way out. And one key witness has invoked the Fifth Amendment. 
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