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  • Seizure of AP phone records on Capitol Hill raises concerns about separation of powers

    By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

    News organizations are convinced that the Obama administration trampled on freedom of the press when the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records in pursuit of a government source who leaked details of a thwarted terrorist plot last year. Published May 19, 2013

  • AP CEO calls Justice Department's records seizure unconstitutional

    By Philip Elliott - Associated Press

    The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Published May 19, 2013

  • Republicans weigh risks, benefits of select committee on Benghazi

    By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

    House Republicans want their party leaders to name a special committee to take control of the inquiry into the Benghazi terrorist attack, but House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has resisted — largely, analysts say, because the long-term political risks of a high-profile probe could outweigh any short-term benefit. Published May 19, 2013

  • Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

    By Associated Press

    Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign. Published May 18, 2013

  • New top Realtor sees a rebound, but full recovery years away

    By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

    As a Realtor in Orange County, California, Gary Thomas lives at the epicenter of the last decade’s epic housing boom and bust that is only now beginning to release the economy from its withering grip. Published May 18, 2013

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