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IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong…

Liberal Democrat wins Los Angeles mayor’s race

Liberal Democrat wins Los Angeles mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti, elected mayor in a race shaped by dire fiscal constraints and questions of how to tame runaway budget deficits, declared victory…

Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill

Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. …

Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor

Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is…

Kerry hails tentative Raytheon arms sale to Oman

Kerry hails tentative Raytheon arms sale to Oman

MUSCAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what U.S. officials said was an estimated $2.1 billion deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defense…

Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary

Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary

(Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore. …

Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels

Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if…

Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move

Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full…

House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come

House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives made clear on Tuesday that automatic spending cuts will be a recurring nightmare for Washington as it passed a…

Tax official at center of scandal won’t testify: lawyer

Tax official at center of scandal won’t testify: lawyer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her…

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