Former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting commissioner Steven Miller will be grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status were given extra scrutiny in recent years. An inspector general has called the actions “inappropriate.” Politics
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Duhatschek: Raffi Torres on the hot seat again
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San Jose Sharks forward facing hearing for hit on Los Angeles Kings’ centre Jarret Stoll globeandmail – Sports
Read More...Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Mark Sanford wins election for South Carolina House seat
By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democratic businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special House election for South Carolina’s first congressional district, despite an expansive effort among Democrats to turn the district blue for the first time in more than 30 years. The seat, which was left open when Gov. [...]
Read More...Former Gov. Mark Sanford Wins South Carolina House Seat
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Republican Sanford, who as governor was dogged by scandal, defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of satirist Stephen Colbert. Politics
Read More...Sanford, Colbert Busch contend for House seat
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By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Voters in coastal South Carolina on Tuesday will choose between former Republican Governor Mark Sanford and Democratic businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a personality-driven House race that has drawn national attention. A poll released on Sunday showed a tight race between the political veteran and first-time candidate, [...]
Read More...Tight race for House seat as South Carolina voters head to polls
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By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Former Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has gained momentum ahead of Tuesday's election against Democratic political newcomer Elizabeth Colbert Busch, but the House race remains too close to call, a new poll shows. Sanford has a one-point edge at 47 percent to 46 percent over businesswoman [...]
Read More...The Race For South Carolina’s Congressional Seat
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special election for South Carolina’s first district congressional seat May 7. NPR’s Ken Rudin, NPR’s Kathy Lohr and Robert Oldendick, University of South Carolina, discuss the candidates, the debate and the district. Politics
Read More...Can Republicans win John Kerry’s Senate seat?
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If Gabriel Gomez upsets Democrat Ed Markey, he'll be the first Republican to do so since, well, Scott Brown 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Markey, Gomez Vie For John Kerry’s Senate Seat
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Veteran Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, who’s been in office 36 years, will face off against novice Republican Gabriel Gomez in the race to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts Politics
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