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WATCH LIVE: Obama’s statement on IRS scandal
President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the IRS scandal. Watch live video below: (Scheduled to begin at 6:00PM EST)…
Fugelsang slams Cheney: ‘You did nothing’ to prevent 9/11 attacks
Tuesday night on John Fugelsang’s “Viewpoint,” Fugelsang invited viewers to play along at home as he hosted a new game, “Are You Qualified to Criticize Obama on This?” Along with actor Frank Coniff, who played “TV’s Frank” on the show “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” Fugelsang lampooned former Vice President Dick…
Goldberg and O’Reilly agree: Obama could cure cancer and Republicans would still hate him
Appearing on Tuesday night’s episode of “The O’Reilly Factor,” author and sports journalist Bernie Goldberg agreed with host Bill O’Reilly on a critique of some Republican opinion-makers in the media, saying he felt like President Barack Obama could cure cancer and they would still hate him. As Obama’s bad week…
Obama vows to punish IRS staff who targeted tea party groups
Barack Obama has pledged Internal Revenue Service employees who discriminated against Tea Party groups will be held accountable after an independent watchdog heavily criticised the tax organisation for “inappropriate” behaviour. Obama – who on Monday said he was withholding his final judgement until he saw the report – made his…
Justice Department launches criminal probe of IRS
US justice authorities said Tuesday they had launched a criminal probe into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative, as the White House denied involvement in the scandal. Attorney General Eric Holder said he had ordered an investigation into the federal tax authority’s treatment of Tea Party non-profit groups, to…
Obama on apparent IRS partisanship: I will not tolerate it
Barack Obama has delivered his first public response to allegations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, describing it as outrageous and promising a thorough inquiry. Obama, at a joint press conference with British prime minister David Cameron at the White House, said: “I have…
Sen. Marco Rubio demands resignation of non-existent IRS commissioner
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Monday called for the non-existent commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to resign over the agency’s targeting of tea party groups. “[I]t is clear the IRS cannot operate with even a shred of the American people’s confidence under the current leadership,” he wrote in a…
Obama: Republicans ‘dishonor’ Benghazi victims with ‘political circus’
President Barack Obama on Monday expressed frustration that Republican lawmakers had doubled down on what he indicated was a witch hunt to smear current and former members of his administration over terrorist attacks in Benghazi last year. At a press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the president said…
Maddow: For GOP, ‘Impeach Obama’ urge is a form of incontinence
Friday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow chided Republicans for their constant calls to impeach President Barack Obama. She likened the right’s continuous cries for impeachment to an involuntary tic, an accidental soiling of oneself, like a person who poops or pees themselves a little when they…
Obama ditches ‘doom and gloom’ of Washington to make new jobs push
Barack Obama ditched the “doom and gloom” of Washington Thursday to seek out dynamic job-creating hotspots of the US economy, which remains broadly sluggish four years into his presidency. Obama launched a new series of tours to parts of the United States where innovation and investment are creating a new…
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