Posts Tagged ‘refuses’

IRS official Lerner refuses to testify before Congress

Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, who leads the exempt organizations division under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, is refusing to testify before Congress, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lerner was supposed to appear before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday. The Times reports that Lerner’s attorney, William W. Taylor III, [...]

Reid Refuses to See Domenici

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he refused to see former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) last week, given his admission that he secretly fathered a child during an extramarital affair decades ago. Tweet This Post

Michigan GOP Official Refuses to Resign Over Anti-Gay Post

Republican national committeeman Dave Agema “was not backing down or apologizing” as he faced calls for his resignation over an antigay posting on his Facebook page, the Detroit Free Press reports. Tweet This Post

Obama digs in heels, refuses to negotiate debt ceiling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday rejected any negotiations with Republicans over raising the U.S. borrowing limit, accusing his opponents of trying to extract a ransom for not ruining the economy in the latest fiscal fight. At a White House news conference called to promote his position on the budget, Obama vowed not [...]

Bachmann Refuses to Pay Five Staffers

More than a year after she dropped out, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) “has refused to pay five staffers from her failed presidential bid,” Salon reports. Tweet This Post

Cuomo Refuses to Say if He Would Back Clinton

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) refused to get pinned down on whether he would endorse Hillary Clinton if she runs for president in 2016, Politicker reports. Tweet This Post