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White House Learned of IRS Tea Party Probe Early—But Didn't Tell Obama

There's still no evidence that Obama or his top aides knew about the investigation during last year's election.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 6:48 AM PDT
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Why the Government Surveillance of Fox's James Rosen Is Troubling

For one, it suggests that there may be other previously undisclosed examples of government surveillance of journalists.

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| Mon May. 20, 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Obamacare Doesn't Make Employers Cover Spouses. Does That Matter?

Some employers may end up dropping coverage for husbands and wives of employees.

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| Mon May. 20, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Is the Government Spying on Reporters More Often Than We Think?

There's evidence that the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records is far from unprecedented.

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 7:32 AM PDT

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WATCH: Snuggly Bear from DOJ Says, "Don't Worry About the AP Scandal" [Fiore Cartoon]

Would you rather have freedom of the press, or be snuggly and secure?

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 9:54 AM PDT

Corn on Hardball: What's Obama's Next Move On the IRS Scandal?
Thu May. 16, 2013 12:01 PM PDT
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What Obama Meant When He Said He Fantasizes About "Going Bulworth"

And why he didn't think it prudent to talk about "going Air Force One."

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 9:12 AM PDT
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Should President Obama Fire Eric Holder?

Columnists have called for the attorney general's ousting, but does the public actually care?

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 8:54 AM PDT

GOP Bill To Hogtie Wall Street Watchdog Heads for Vote

This bill would make the Securities and Exchange Commission consider the costs to industry of all new rules.

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 6:18 AM PDT

Corn on MSNBC: It's Insulting To Watergate to Compare Anything to Watergate

Republicans seem to think every political scandal will be "Obama's Watergate"

Wed May. 15, 2013 10:29 AM PDT
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The Obama Administration Has a Long Record of Prosecuting Leakers

The Obama administration has used the 1917 Espionage Act against twice as many leakers as all other administrations combined.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 10:17 AM PDT
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Dick Cheney, Benghazi, and White House Lies

The former veep knows all about misleading the public.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The IRS Tea Party Scandal, Explained

It's Washington's new outrage. What exactly happened and who is responsible?

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Boehner and the Benghazi Emails: Been There, Done That?

The House speaker demands the release of administration emails his investigators have already examined.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 7:03 AM PDT
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Benghazi Isn't Watergate. But the White House Didn't Tell the Full Story.

Is it possible anymore to have a problem that's not a scandal?

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 1:45 PM PDT

Judge: Obama Admin.'s Emergency Contraception Argument Is "Something Out of an Alternate Reality"

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman says the argument against making the morning after pill available to everyone is "frivilous."

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 10:28 AM PDT
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What TSA Whistleblower Robert MacLean Tells Us About Post-9/11 Security

If the government does it, is it legal?

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Republicans Boycott Vote on Obama's EPA Pick

All eight Republicans on the committee skipped a Thursday vote on nominee Gina McCarthy.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 10:38 AM PDT

Biden Said What About Keystone XL Pipeline?!?

An activist says Vice President Biden told her he's anti-pipeline. But the VP's office says not quite.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 11:32 AM PDT

This Is How the NRA Lies to Gun Owners About Obama's Agenda

A new NRA survey claims President Obama wants a gun registry—which is false.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 7:02 AM PDT