Scandals With Traction?

Thirty-nine percent of polled Republicans convinced that the Benghazi issue is the worst scandal in American history don’t know where Benghazi is.

John Nordin
By John Nordin

Forty-one percent of Republicans, according to a recent poll, think the “cover-up” of Benghazi is the “biggest political scandal in American history. Forty-three percent disagree; 74 percent think it was worse than Watergate. The noise machine is in full cry. The president lied, didn’t care about the attack, and tried to blame a video rather than

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Florida Proposes That Poor Pay Three Times More For Health Insurance Than Legislators

Members of the Florida House only pay $8.34 a month for individual health care coverage, or $30 a month to cover their family.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

According to the 2010 Census, 16.7 percent of all Americans do not have health insurance. Of this population, six in 10 uninsured households have at least one adult working full time, per the Kaiser Family Foundation. With the average cost of single-coverage health insurance at $5,615 per year in the United States, and $15,745 for family coverage,

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IRS Acting Commissioner Forced Out By Scandal

Acting IRS commissioner Steven T. Miller was forced to resign today, the first casualty from allegations the tax agency put conservative groups through extra scrutiny. In a briefing at the White House, President Barack Obama said he doesn’t blame Americans angry over the accusations and would take steps to prevent it from happening again, the Washington Post reported. “I […]

Global Post News Desk
By Global Post News Desk

Acting IRS commissioner Steven T. Miller was forced to resign today, the first casualty from allegations the tax agency put conservative groups through extra scrutiny. In a briefing at the White House, President Barack Obama said he doesn't blame Americans angry over the accusations and would take steps to prevent it from happening again,

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Holder To Face Tough Questioning At House Hearing

Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department’s gathering of phone records at The Associated Press to the government’s handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said he was […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
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Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press to the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings. The panel's chairman, Rep. Bob

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Federal Deficit Falling Faster Than Expected

The federal budget deficit is expected to fall to $642 billion in fiscal year 2013, the lowest level since 2008, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The study released today cited higher tax revenues and better-than-expected payments from government mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac behind the shrinkage. It’s a level $200 billion lower than estimates […]

Sarah Wolfe
By Sarah Wolfe

The federal budget deficit is expected to fall to $642 billion in fiscal year 2013, the lowest level since 2008, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The study released today cited higher tax revenues and better-than-expected payments from government mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac behind the shrinkage. It's a level $200

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UPDATE: IRS Office Allegedly Targeting Tea Party Released Unapproved Docs To Journalists

It’s unclear whether the release, which consisted of confidential applications of conservative groups, was accidental.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

Tuesday, May 14 update from ProPublica: The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year. The IRS did not respond to requests Monday following up about that

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