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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it.
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Official still probing political pressure on IRS
The Treasury Department's top investigator for tax matters is telling Congress that he is still investigating whether outside political pressure caused the Internal Revenue Service to improperly target conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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Ousted IRS chief: Errors not caused by politics
The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views.
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Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class.
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Treasury says U.S. can pay its bills for months, delaying debt ceiling fight
Any confrontation over the nation’s debt ceiling is now unlikely until after Labor Day.
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Congress, fired IRS chief clash
The embattled and departing head of the IRS on Friday defended as proper the actions taken by IRS employees who selected for close scrutiny tea party groups and other conservative organizations.
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.
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SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.
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The IRS and its tea party tempest
The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck.
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Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns
Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms
Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms.
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