The Law Bugle http://thelawbugle.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Conservative groups describe IRS scrutiny http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/conservative-groups-describe-irs-scrutiny/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/conservative-groups-describe-irs-scrutiny/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/conservative-groups-describe-irs-scrutiny/ Tea party groups describe an arduous IRS application process for tax-exempt status with probing questions and long delays.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/conservative-groups-describe-irs-scrutiny/feed/ 0 Obama: Military ‘ashamed’ of sexual assaults http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-military-ashamed-of-sexual-assaults/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-military-ashamed-of-sexual-assaults/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-military-ashamed-of-sexual-assaults/ In light of two new cases this month involving sexual assault in the military — allegedly by the service members tasked to prevent such crimes — legislation was introduced Thursday that could ease victims’ quest for justice.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-military-ashamed-of-sexual-assaults/feed/ 0 Obama does damage control http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-does-damage-control/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-does-damage-control/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-does-damage-control/ The president is counter-punching furiously in the midst of a series of controversies.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obama-does-damage-control/feed/ 0 Paul: IRS scandal needs more than a scapegoat http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/paul-irs-scandal-needs-more-than-a-scapegoat/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/paul-irs-scandal-needs-more-than-a-scapegoat/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/paul-irs-scandal-needs-more-than-a-scapegoat/ The Internal Revenue Service has admitted that it targeted groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names. We’ve since learned that a wider array of groups concerned about spending, debt, high taxes, government growth, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights — basically any conservative or libertarian issue you can name — was targeted.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/paul-irs-scandal-needs-more-than-a-scapegoat/feed/ 0 Senators: SEC must get tough with credit rating agencies http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/senators-sec-must-get-tough-with-credit-rating-agencies/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/senators-sec-must-get-tough-with-credit-rating-agencies/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/senators-sec-must-get-tough-with-credit-rating-agencies/ Sens. Al Franken and Roger Wicker say we need a strong SEC to make sure credit ratings fraud doesn’t bring down the economy again.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/senators-sec-must-get-tough-with-credit-rating-agencies/feed/ 0 King: Republicans dig in for long haul on Benghazi http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/king-republicans-dig-in-for-long-haul-on-benghazi/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/king-republicans-dig-in-for-long-haul-on-benghazi/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/king-republicans-dig-in-for-long-haul-on-benghazi/ Five separate House committees are investigating facets of the attack and its aftermath, and the five chairmen compared notes on Thursday at a meeting organized by House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/king-republicans-dig-in-for-long-haul-on-benghazi/feed/ 0 Benghazi: GOP digs in http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/benghazi-gop-digs-in/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/benghazi-gop-digs-in/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/benghazi-gop-digs-in/ Five separate House committees are investigating facets of the attack and its aftermath, and the five chairmen compared notes on Thursday at a meeting organized by House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/benghazi-gop-digs-in/feed/ 0 Obama’s rough week http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obamas-rough-week/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obamas-rough-week/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obamas-rough-week/ Dogged by crises, President Obama is doing his best to change the subject. CNN’s Jessica Yellin reports.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/obamas-rough-week/feed/ 0 IRS offical denies targeting http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/irs-offical-denies-targeting/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/irs-offical-denies-targeting/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/irs-offical-denies-targeting/ Members of the House Ways and Means Committee will take their turn Friday questioning Internal Revenue Service officials over the targeting of conservative groups by the agency.

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]]> http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/irs-offical-denies-targeting/feed/ 0 With scandals, can Obama get anything done? http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/with-scandals-can-obama-get-anything-done/ http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/with-scandals-can-obama-get-anything-done/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:12 +0000 admin http://thelawbugle.com/2013/05/with-scandals-can-obama-get-anything-done/ With guest Rep. Keith Ellison, John Avlon. Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah discuss the president’s scandal trifecta, hope for immigration and what Jolie’s revelation mean for women

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