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Carney: White House Counsel Told Of IRS Review

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel’s office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a review of the IRS office in Cincinnati that targeted conservative political groups for special examination. Carney says the counsel’s office was not given details about the review.

2013/05/13

President Barack Obama honored America's police officers this morning. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Hails Courage Of Nation’s Police Officers

President Barack Obama is praising the nation’s police officers for courage and for signing up, in his words, “to do some tough stuff.”

2013/05/11

File photo of the White House's West Wing. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Smoke Forces Evacuation Of White House West Wing

Reporters and photographers were evacuated from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from a faulty piece of equipment.

2013/05/11

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jan. 26, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

IRS Commissioner Told Congress In March 2012 Agency Was Not Targeting Groups Based On Political Views

The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday.

2013/05/10

First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America," during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2013. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

First Lady at Book Signing: ‘Buy Away’

Michelle Obama is signing copies of her gardening book, “American Grown,” at a bookstore in Northwest Washington.

2013/05/07

File photo of President Obama playing golf. (credit: Matthew Healey-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Plays 120th Round Of Golf While In Office

The White House says President Barack Obama is playing golf with three senators.

2013/05/06

File photo of President Obama. (Credit:JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama To Launch Series Of Trips On Economic Plans

The White House says President Barack Obama’s trip to Austin, Texas , on Thursday will kick off a series of day trips aimed at highlighting his proposals on jobs and the economy.

2013/05/05

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Howard’s Research Center Hosts Obama Photo Exhibit

The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University is hosting an exhibition of photographs documenting President Barack Obama’s first four years in the White House.

2013/04/30

Jason Collins #98 of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on April 17, 2013 in Chicago, Ill. (Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

President Obama Calls Collins, Offers Support On Coming Out

President Barack Obama has reached out to Jason Collins to offer his support after the NBA veteran came out as gay.

2013/04/29

File photo of illegal immigrants. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Former Illegal Immigrant: ‘I’m Basically American’

Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border — and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to millions of people.

2013/04/29

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