Acting IRS Commissioner resigns after IG report found “inappropriate” actions taken against conservative organizations applying for tax exempt status

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
WTF IRS 5.15.13

President Barack Obama today announced the resignation of Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven T. Miller, a day after an Inspector General report found that the…

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Spotlight: California State Budget 2013-14

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
SOURCE: California Department of Finance

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Transcript: Press conference Q&A with CA Department of Finance Director Ana Matosantos on the May revision of the 2013-2014 budget

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Partial transcript of the press conference Q&A with Department of Finance Director Ana Matosantos on the May revision of the FY 2013-14 California state budget. The briefing was…

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Transcript: Press conference Q&A with CA Gov. Jerry Brown on the May revision of the 2013-2014 budget

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Partial transcript of the press conference Q&A with Gov. Jerry Brown on the May revision of the FY 2013-14 California state budget. The briefing was held on May…

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Grover Norquist’s top 6 reasons for supporting the Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Grover Norquist, America’s toughest anti-tax crusader and deficit hawk, testified before the Joint Economic Committee on how higher levels of immigration would benefit the U.S. economy.

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ANALYSIS: Grover Norquist debunks Heritage Foundation’s claims that immigration reform will add $6.3 trillion to the deficit

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform. SOURCE: Joint Economic Committee

ANALYSIS: Grover Norquist, arguably the country’s most feared anti-tax crusader and deficit hawk, debunked the Heritage Foundation’s claim that immigration reform would add $6.3 trillion to the deficit,…

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Transcript: President Obama on Congress & the sequester – April 30, 2013 press conference

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama on Congress and replacing the sequester cuts. The press conference was held on April 30, 2013:

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Obama’s FY2014 federal budget

Monday, April 15, 2013
SOURCE: WhiteHouse.gov

Transcripts: Transcript: Remarks by President Barack Obama on his proposed fiscal year 2014 budget  Transcript: House GOP’s response to President Barack Obama’s FY2014 budget Transcript: Remarks by OMB…

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Transcript: White House officials on early childhood education & the tobacco tax proposed in the FY2014 budget

Monday, April 15, 2013

Edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of remarks by White House officials on early childhood education & the tobacco tax proposed in the FY2014 budget. The press briefing…

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Transcript: White House official on the “Promise Zone” program proposed in the FY2014 budget

Monday, April 15, 2013

Edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of remarks by a White House official on the “Promise Zone” program proposed in the FY2014 budget. The press briefing was held…

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