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Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that he was “not personally responsible” for the agency’s practice of placing elevated scrutiny on conservative groups that applied for nonprofit status, but that he regrets it occurred during his tenure. “I certainly am not personally responsible for creating a list that had inappropriate criteria on it. [...]
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Former IRS commissioner: ‘Not personally responsible’ for creating the ‘Be On The Lookout’ list
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
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No Comments »Former IRS chief: Can’t say how targeting happened
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while he was still commissioner. Tweet This Post
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
Posted by admin on May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Tweet This Post
The GOP’s Former Head Of Hispanic Outreach in Fla. Becomes A Democrat
Posted by admin on May 14th, 2013
The former head of the RNC's Hispanic outreach committee in Florida is so fed up with the national party's stance on immigration that he's switching teams and registering as a Democrat. The final straw for Pablo Pantoja, who worked for the RNC in the 2010 and 2012 elections before quitting last summer, was apparently the new, [...]
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Posted by admin on May 10th, 2013
Rick Weiland (D), a former Tom Daschle aide who ran for Congress in 1996 and 2002, told the Argus Leader that he will try to win the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD). Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
‘Forbes’ Names Tim Tebow World’s Most Influential Former Athlete
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
NEW YORK—Forbes magazine named recently cut New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow as the world’s most influential former athlete Thursday, stating that the 25-year-old holds more sway than anyone else who used to play sports. The Onion Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: athlete, Forbes, Former, Influential, Most, Names, Tebow, World's No Comments »Former US official describes Libya attack
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and confusion about the fate of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. [...]
Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods
Posted by admin on May 1st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a pivotal time for the housing market and naming a top campaign fundraiser and former lobbyist to head the Federal Communications Commission. Tweet This Post
Obama taps ally, former lobbyist Wheeler for telecoms regulator
Posted by admin on May 1st, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated venture capitalist and former wireless and cable lobbyist Tom Wheeler to be the top media and telecommunications regulator. If approved by the Senate, Wheeler would become chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at a time when the agency prepares for a major reshuffling of ownership of [...]
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Posted by admin on May 1st, 2013
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