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File photo of the IRS headquarters. (credit: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

New Acting IRS Commissioner Doesn’t Need Senate Approval Since He’s Temporary Appointment

President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting Tea Party groups.

2013/05/17

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre criticized federal legislation for firearms as ineffective and overreaching. (Photo - BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

NRA’s LaPierre: ‘Let’s Be Honest, Background Checks Will Never Be Universal’

Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, told a Senate committee on Wednesday that new proposals to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers were not likely to solve the problem of gun violence.

2013/01/30

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