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By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The woman at the center of the IRS scandal refused to testify to Congress on Wednesday, but House Republicans said Lois Lerner botched her attempt to invoke her right against self-incrimination and said they likely will force her to come back and explain why the agency targeted conservative political groups.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
U.S. drone strikes have killed four Americans, including one who was “specifically targeted” and three others who were not targets, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter to Congress on Wednesday, publicly confirming the strikes for the first time.
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Marcus Moeller narrowly escaped a deadly twister when he moved out of Joplin, Mo., only a few hours before a storm tore through that city and killed 161 people on May 22, 2011. But that’s not even the closest that the college basketball coach has come to a killer tornado.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Less than 24 hours after senators powered their immigration bill through committee, the legislation came under fire in the House, where the former head of immigration enforcement testified that it has too many loopholes that could delay enforcement, let dangerous people in, and hamstring agents from fighting illegal immigration in the future.
By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
“The Hangover Part III” is predicated on a fundamental error.
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Lois Lerner, an IRS official who reportedly tried to stop the targeting of conservative groups in July 2011 before it surfaced again, told House investigators she did nothing wrong but will not answer their questions on Wednesday.
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
There is no better name for an event that resonates with patriotism, deep loyalty, sacrifice, a sense of mission and authentic history: Rolling Thunder. Oh, yeah. Here they come. They’re rolling, and it is thunderous.
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Pope Francis, in a blistering attack on capitalism, said followers of the faith ought to bolster their charitable outreach and dampen their materialist pursuits. He made his comments while visiting a food kitchen on Tuesday.
By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times
A Florida man identified as an acquaintance of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed Wednesday by an FBI agent after the man reportedly attacked the agent with a knife during questioning, the FBI said.
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