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IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

Tags: Douglas Shulman , IRS , Senate , Senate Finance Committee ,

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Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Tags: IRS , Steven Miller , House , House Ways and Means Committee

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House bill protects homeland security budget

Tags: DHS , DoD , House , budget , Harold Rogers

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Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS

Tags: IRS , Barack Obama , Eric Holder , Justice Department , Steven Miller , tea party , Mitch McConnell , Joseph Grant

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Hagel makes 'difficult choice,' civilian furloughs to begin July 8

The Defense Department reduces the number of furlough days from 14 to 11. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it's possible the number could drop further, but he offered no promises.

Tags: DoD , sequestration , workforce , furlough , Chuck Hagel , Jared Serbu ,

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Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party

Tags: IRS , Steven Miller , Kenny Marchant , tea party

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DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions

Tags: DoD , furloughs , sequestration , Chuck Hagel ,

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Fundraising from HHS secretary draws scrutiny

A fundraising push by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether she has a conflict of interest.

Tags: Kathleen Sebelius , HHS , Senate , Orrin Hatch

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DoD's military construction budget appears safe from sequestration cuts

Funding reductions in 2013 appropriations act are sufficient to protect military construction accounts from further sequestration cuts, but funds used for upkeep on existing buildings are severely impacted.

Tags: DoD , sequestration , Senate Appropriations Commitee , military construction , Robert Hale , John Conger , BRAC , Jared Serbu

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House passes bill to prioritize US debt payments

Tags: debt ceiling , House , budget

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