Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 9:23 am
President Obama learned about IRS scandal via media, senior adviser tells 'Fox ... - Fox News
WASHINGTON – White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer told "Fox News Sunday" that President Obama learned about the Internal Revenue Service targeting Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt status only after it had come out in the media but that the ...White House insists Obama was not involved in IRSBoston.comThe good news – and the bad news – for Obama in scandal-tinged pollsChristian Science MonitorWhite House defends IRS handling, McConnell asserts 'culture of intimidation'NBCNews.comUSA TODAY -Bloomberg -Washington Post (blog)all 340 news articles »
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 8:52 am
Obama to give commencement address at Morehouse - Atlanta Journal Constitution
After a rough week in Washington, President Barack Obama came to rainy Atlanta on Sunday to be with a friendlier crowd, becoming the first sitting president to give the commencement address at Morehouse College. The president was to later attend a ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 9:18 am
$590M-Plus Powerball Ticket Sold in Fla. - ABC News
A single ticket matching all the numbers in Saturday's $590.5 million Powerball drawing was sold at a Zephyrhills, Fla., grocery store, according to lottery officials. "This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner and right now, it's the sole winner of the largest ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 9:09 am
Hofstra community shocked by tragic police shooting - USA Today - USA TODAY
Andrea Rebello, 21, was accidentally shot by police responding to a home invasion call. hofstrax. Andrea Rubello is shown on the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook. (Photo: (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)) ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 9:22 am
Damaged Trains Being Removed From Wreck Site - ABC News
Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 6:33 am
IRS flagged small tea party groups, ignored big-budget organizations - Fox News
WASHINGTON – There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 8:14 am
North Korea Fires Another Missile Sunday - Wall Street Journal
South Koreans looked at the North Korean territory through binoculars at an observation post Sunday. The latest missile firing came after the South Korean government on Sunday condemned Pyongyang's earlier launches and urged it to come to the ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 8:39 am
Syria army 'storms' rebel town Qusair - BBC News
Syrian troops have stormed the rebel stronghold of Qusair and now control the town centre, state media say. State TV says 70 "terrorists" have been killed while activists say 30 people have died including many rebels. The town, near the Lebanese border, has ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 9:13 am
Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in' - Seattle Post Intelligencer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. At the rally, Dr. Reginald Hawkins ...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- 8:20 am
Allegedly random murder, "hate crime," stuns NYC - CBS News
Elliot Morales began his downfall early Saturday by urinating on the wall outside an upscale restaurant just a few blocks away from the Stonewall Inn, the site of 1969 riots that helped give rise to the modern gay-rights movement when patrons at a gay bar ...
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