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Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.
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Democrats take aim at GOP pick Jackson's 'extreme agenda'
Virginia Democrats continued focusing their fire in November's bellwether statewide elections not at the top of the Republican ticket but in the middle, at E.W. Jackson, the outspoken conservative black minister nominated by GOP delegates for lieutenant governor.
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Senate panel approves immigration bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
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Political outrage rolls downhill
Davidson interview May 20, 2013
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That was the week that was
Burkman and Levine interview May 17, 2013
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GOP nominates Obenshain for Va attorney general
State Sen. Mark Obenshain's father, Richard Obenshain, won the party's U.S. Senate nomination in the same building in 1978, but was killed in a small plane during the campaign. John W. Warner took his place on the ballot and won the first of five U.S. Senate terms.
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Inside Washington: May 19, 2013
Watch this week's episode of Inside Washington.
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IRS commissioner apologizes for agency's mistakes
"I want to apologize on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided," Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller told the committee.
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Obama confronts a trio of controversies
President Obama pledged to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power.
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President Obama to address Guantanamo, terror, national security
President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy.
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IRS official pleads the Fifth: 'I have done nothing wrong'
The IRS official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong. Then she refused to answer lawmakers' further questions, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself.
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IRS non-profit division is understaffed and overworked
Levinthal interview May 20, 2013
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IRS scandal: IRS feeling the heat from lawmakers
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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McCaskill moves to halt government executive bonuses
A bill introduced to the Senate would block senior government executives from receiving bonuses as long as sequestration cuts are in effect, Government Executive reports.
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Cuccinelli gets unanimous nod by GOP for governor
At the GOP's statewide convention Saturday, thousands of conservatives and tea party followers who dominated the Richmond Coliseum Saturday roared their unanimous support for Ken Cuccinelli, who was unopposed.
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Obama tries to shift focus back to jobs in weekly address
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living.
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Congressman Steny Hoyer; The legacy of Len Bias; Clearing away abandoned buildings in Pr. George's County
5/17/13
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Senior White House budget officer to be named acting IRS commissioner
President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a White House official says.
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