White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer says that although actions that need to be taken on the IRS scandal plaguing the Obama administration, the wave of recent controversies won’t adversely affect the Obama administration.
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DAILY SHOW: Obama – Jon Stewart – “Scandal-dar” Reply
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Mr. President,, hire a P.R. Firm…on the down-low. :)
“Obama IRS Scandal: Acting Director Of Tax Agency Resigns” Reply
THE HUFFINGTON POST
By Sam Stein
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that Steven Miller, the acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, had resigned amid criticism over the tax agency’s handling of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Speaking from the White House’s East Room, the president said that he had instructed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to hold the IRS accountable for its missteps, revealed in a Treasury Department inspector general’s report released on Tuesday. Among the steps Lew took was to request and accept “the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS.”
“It is important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward,” said Obama.
The president also said that he had instructed Lew to implement the recommendations of the inspector general’s report which looked into why groups with words like “tea party” in their name had been forced to endure more scrutiny when applying for 501(c)(4) status. Obama added that he would “work with Congress as it performs its oversight role” in investigating the IRS.
Seal of the United States Internal Revenue Service. The design is the same as the Treasury seal with an IRS inscription. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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President Obama acts… 1
CNN
First on CNN: The White House released 100 pages of e-mails that detailed the back and forth between the CIA, State Department and the White House in developing talking points following the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
According to senior Obama administration officials, the e-mails demonstrate that the process of developing the so-called talking points was not focused on politics but rather on events. The e-mails indicate that the CIA was likely the lead organization on developing the talking points, with the State Department recommending significant changes.
U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attacks on September 11, 2012.
Watch complete coverage on CNN and go to http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com to read the e-mails.
“Congressman Adam Smith Highlights Fox’s Partisan Obsession With The Benghazi Talking Points” Reply
News Hounds
“Posted by Ellen“
Fox News “liberal Democrat” Dennis Kucinich could have (and should have) taken a lesson from Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) today when he appeared on Fox News Sunday to discuss the Benghazi controversy before Kucinich did. Unlike Kucinich, Smith was able to both raise questions that still need to be answered about Benghazi and defend against the partisan witch hunt that Republicans have turned Benghazi into – with Fox News’ enthusiastic participation.
WILL OUR LEADERS WASTE TIME UNTIL THE DEBT CEILING DEADLINE? 1
CONGRESS MUST PASS A BILL
TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING
AND
THE PRESIDENT MUST SIGN IT
BY MAY 19, 2012.
WILL THEY WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE
TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS? BUSINESS AS USUAL?
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MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR KINDER,
GENTLE PRESIDENCY. NOW WE WANT AND NEED
A LION IN THE WHITE HOUSE. ROAR! BARE YOUR CLAWS!
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SENATOR REID. WE NEED YOU
TO CHANNEL THE GLADIATORS IN OLD ROME
AND FIGHT FOR US!
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SENATOR McCONNELL, WE HAVE ENDURED
YOUR FAILED WAR ON PRESIDENT OBAMA.
YOUR NATION NEEDS YOU
TO GRIN AND BEAR IT AND
WORK WITH SENATOR REID
TO NEGOTIATE A DEBT CEILING BILL
WITH THE HOUSE.
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SPEAKER BOEHNER, “NO MORE TEARS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!”
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU TO LEAD THE HOUSE
IN ARRIVING AT A DEBT CEILING BILL THAT
WILL PASS THE SENATE OR A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
YOU CAN DO IT, IF YOU TRY.
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LEADER CANTOR, YOU WORK BEHIND THE SCENE.
NOW IT THE TIME! YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU
TO MARTIAL THE TEA PARTY FACTION
TO BE A BODY OF ONE
IN ARRIVING AT A DEBT CEILING BILL WITH THE SPEAKER.
BE THE PATRIOT WE KNOW YOU CAN BE.
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GENTLEMEN, YOUR NATION IS WATCHING AND
WAITING FOR YOU TO ACT!
Two Carbon Based Life-Forms Debate in South Carolina
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God bless Elizabeth Colbert Busch with a win!
Sunday on MEET THE PRESS Senator John McCain Opines on Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., visits Meet the Press to discuss the recent uprising in Syria and the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Bashar and Asma al-Assad, President and first-wife of Syria. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
HAS SYRIA CROSSED OBAMA’S “RED LINE”?
IS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PREPARED?
NEWS FROM THE HILL – BACKGROUND CHECKS
THE HILL |
News from The Hill:Senate rejects tougher background checks on gun purchases The Senate delivered a devastating blow to President Obama’s agenda to regulate guns Wednesday by defeating a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. It failed by a vote of 54 to 46, with 5 Democrats voting against it. Only 4 Republicans supported it. For all the latest news: |
