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Pressure builds on officials to take heat for IRS scandal

Pressure builds on officials to take heat for IRS scandal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official. [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama tries to bounce back after tough week

Obama tries to bounce back after tough week

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger U.S. economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency. [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
White House accuses Republicans of ‘fishing expeditions’

White House accuses Republicans of ‘fishing expeditions’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called cover... [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said on Sunday. [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election

Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election

(Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the United States: with big personalities and bare-knuckled verbal brawls. [...]

May 19, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows

Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7 percentage points in a tightening race for mayor of Los Angeles, according to the latest opinion poll, but the survey's director said Greuel could still [...]

May 18, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. [...]

May 17, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews