33 results for "William Douglas"
Fired IRS chief defends staffers' actions
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 12:00 AMWASHINGTON – Tough congressional grilling Friday of fired IRS chief Steven Miller failed to get answers about which agency employees subjected applications from tea party groups to special scrutiny but yielded a startling new admission: The...
Congress, fired IRS chief clash
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:11 AMThe embattled and departing head of the IRS on Friday defended as proper the actions taken by IRS employees who selected for close scrutiny tea party groups and other conservative organizations.
Obama, Congress promise probe of IRS
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 3:48 PMPolitical Washington reacted with bipartisan outrage Monday to reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations applying for special tax-exempt status – though questions have been raised about politics and tax s...
Obama welcomes transportation nominee Anthony Foxx
Monday, April 29, 2013 at 4:03 PMPresident Barack Obama nominated Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx on Monday to be his next transportation secretary, choosing a rising star from his own party to follow a popular Republican skilled at working across the aisle.
FBI arrests suspect over toxic letters
Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe FBI arrested a Mississippi man Wednesday in connection with letters mailed to President Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for the poisonous substance ricin.
Suspect arrested in Mississippi in poison letters to Congress, White House
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 1:22 PMThe FBI arrested a Mississippi man Wednesday in connection with letters mailed to President Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for the poisonous substance ricin.
Suspicious letter sent to U.S. senator may have held deadly toxin
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 12:00 AMA letter addressed to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., contained a suspicious substance that might be potentially deadly ricin, sparking new fears of security threats in Congress at the same time the country was reeling from the bomb at...
Senate immigration bill faces high hurdles
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe massive legislative overhaul of the nation's immigration laws that's expected to be unveiled in the Senate today may represent a bipartisan breakthrough for the "gang of eight," but it's just the beginning of a long slo...
Obama facing criticism from Black Caucus
Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 12:00 AMRep. Marcia Fudge didn't sugarcoat her feelings about the fact that President Barack Obama has not yet chosen any African Americans to fill open high-level positions in his second term.
House approves funding measure
Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 12:00 AMWASHINGTON – The House of Representatives took the first step Wednesday toward keeping the federal government open after March 27, passing a bill to extend spending levels through Sept. 30 and preserving the automatic spending cuts that wen...
