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Former Head Of IRS Denies Political Motives In Dealing With Tea Party
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Steven Miller, ousted as acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service this week, denied Friday the IRS targeted the Tea Party for political reasons. Miller appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee. He acknowledged “mistakes” and “poor service,” CBS News reported. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew requested Miller’s resignation Wednesday. “I […]
Taliban Leader Arrested In Afghanistan
PULI KHUMRI, Afghanistan, (UPI) — A top Taliban leader was seized during a military operation in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province Friday, officials said. The operation was carried out jointly by Afghan and coalition security forces, Khaama Press reported. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, in a statement about the operation, said: “An Afghan and coalition […]
CNN Says Libya Mission Attackers Targeted
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — The U.S. military has updated its plan for capturing the reputed terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi, sources told CNN. Details of the proposed strategy were not revealed but sources said the list of potential targets inside Libya was updated as recently as last week. […]
Watchdog: Justice Department Let Ex-Terrorists Fly Over U.S.
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — Terrorists were able to take U.S. commercial flights because the Justice Department didn’t share they were in the witness protection program, a watchdog said. In addition, the U.S. Marshals Service, which handles the relocation of witnesses through the program, lost track of two former terrorists last July, a public summary of the […]
Report: North Korea May Have 200 Missile Launchers
SEOUL, (UPI) — North Korea may have up to 200 missile launchers, twice as many as previously estimated, the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses in South Korea said. A report from the state-run institute said Friday North Korea has likely accumulated 100 launchers for short-range missiles, 50 for medium-range missiles and 50 for long-range missiles. […]
Suspect Took Responsibility For Bombings With Note In Boat
BOSTON, (UPI) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a note inside the boat in which he was found hiding taking responsibility for the Boston Marathon bombings, a report said Thursday. The note was written with a pen on the inside of the boat as he lay bleeding from an earlier shootout with police in which his brother […]
Acting IRS Chief Resigns, Obama Promises ‘New Safeguards’
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service has resigned after “inexcusable” misconduct by some IRS personnel. Speaking with reporters at the White House, the president said he had reviewed a Treasury Department report on “IRS personnel who improperly screened conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, […]
Reid: ‘House Republicans Have Truly Lost Their Minds’
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday “House Republicans have truly lost their minds” under a popular definition of insanity. Reid, speaking of House GOP leaders’ plan to hold a 37th vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act — commonly known as “Obamacare” — cited a statement often attributed to […]
Obama, Biden Release Financial Disclosure Forms
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – U.S. President Barack Obama released a financial disclosure form Wednesday showing considerable income from book royalties. The president reported several million dollars in assets, mostly in mutual funds. His press secretary, Jay Carney, said Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who also released a disclosure form, have no financial conflicts of interest. […]
White House Releases Benghazi Emails
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – The White House Wednesday released more than 100 pages of emails related to talking points on the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The release came a day after White House spokesman Jay Carney accused Republicans of fabricating — or at least misrepresenting — the content of the […]
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