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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Transcript: President Barack Obama announces resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Partial transcript of President Barack Obama’s announcement of the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller at a press briefing on May 15, 2013:

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Transcript: Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks on the inappropriate targeting of conservative groups by the IRS

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Partial transcript of Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks on allegations that the IRS inappropriately targeted conservative groups at a press conference on May 14, 2013:

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Republican lawmakers continue to perpetuate unfounded allegations of injured Saudi student’s involvement in the Boston Marathon bombings

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Republican lawmakers have continued to perpetuate inaccurate news reports of an injured Saudi Arabian student’s alleged involvement in the Boston Marathon bombings days after news outlets and law…

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents a ‘softer’ Republican agenda to appeal to alienated voters

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents the 2013 Republican agenda at the American Enterprise Institute on Feb. 5, 2013. SOURCE: C-Span.org

ANALYSIS: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor yesterday unveiled a ‘softer’ Republican agenda in an attempt to appeal to groups – namely women, seniors, Hispanic and other minorities –…

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Tim Scott appointed to replace Jim DeMint in the Senate

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). SOURCE: TimScott.House.gov

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has appointed Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to replace Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the conservative stalwart who announced his retirement earlier this month to…

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Transcript: Remarks by Sen. Jim DeMint on the appointment of Tim Scott as his replacement

Monday, December 17, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of press conference remarks by retiring Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on the appointment of his replacement Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Dec. 17, 2012: 

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Transcript: Tim Scott’s remarks on replacing Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate

Monday, December 17, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of press conference remarks by Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on his appointment to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on Dec. 17,…

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Transcript: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appoints Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate

Monday, December 17, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of press conference remarks by South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley on the appointment of Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to replace retiring U.S….

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Transcript: Schumer says Republicans need to see the “handwriting on the wall” & pass the Senate’s middle-class tax cut bill

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a press briefing on the fiscal cliff on Nov. 29, 2012:

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