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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 12:14 PM PDT
WH: Errant IRS employees must "be held accountable"
White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama expects officials involved in the IRS targeting scandal "to be held accountable," but pressed on whether that means resignations or more, Carney said, "I'm not going to get into specifics about what outcomes should happen here," directing further questions about "lines of authority" to the Treasury Department.
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 9:52 AM PDT
Reid: House Republicans have "lost their minds"
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., invoked Albert Einstein in slamming the House GOP's 37th vote to repeal President Obama's health care law.
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 9:54 AM PDT
Obama: Thank police "every day," not just "in the wake of tragedy"
"Those of us who you protect should never let slide our gratitude," President Obama told law enforcement groups Wednesday at an event honoring police officers slain in the line of duty, adding, "We should not pause and remember to thank police officers and first responders only in the wake of tragedy, we should do it every day."
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Play CBS Video May 15, 2013 | 8:59 AM PDT
Boehner on IRS: "Who's going to jail over this scandal?"
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, made clear that he expects more than mere resignations in response to the controversy over the IRS targeting conservative groups for excessive review during the 2012 election, saying, ""My question isn't about who's going to resign, my question is about who's going to jail over this scandal."
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 1:19 PM PDT
Carney on phone record probe: W.H. has "confidence" in Justice Dept.
Press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama trusts Attorney General Eric Holder, who said he recused himself from a national security leak probe in which prosecutors obtained phone records of Associated Press reporters to determine how the news organization learned about a counter-terrorism investigation in Yemen last year.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 12:44 PM PDT
Reid: GOP "hyperventilating" about Benghazi "to rile up tea party base"
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., slammed House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for being "obsessed" with the attack last Sept. 11 on a U.S. consulate in Libya in an effort "to rile up the tea party base."
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 12:36 PM PDT
Reid: "What has Karl Rove ever done to improve social welfare?"
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked "where was the outrage of Republicans" when the Bush-era IRS targeted some progressive groups, and called for heightened scrutiny of political nonprofits like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 12:12 PM PDT
Holder: I recused myself from AP phone record probe
Attorney General Eric Holder said a deputy handled the national security leak probe in which prosecutors obtained phone records of Associated Press reporters to determine how the news organization learned about a counter-terrorism investigation in Yemen last year.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 12:06 PM PDT
Holder announces 89 individuals charged with Medicare fraud
Joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Attorney General Eric Holder announced charges against 89 individuals across the country - including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals - for engaging in Medicare fraud schemes involving $223 million in false billing.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 11:11 AM PDT
King: I'd choose Obamacare over "amnesty" for illegal immigrants
Leading a press conference with House Republicans against the immigration reform proposal tendered by the bipartisan "gang of eight," Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said the idea to open a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants is worse that the president's health care law.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 11:03 AM PDT
Gohmert: Obama's immigration stance like going through reporter's phone records
During a press conference with House Republicans against the immigration reform proposal tendered by the bipartisan "gang of eight," Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said that for President Obama to say he won't secure the border unless he can also open a path to citizenship for the 11 million people currently living in the United States illegally, would be "hypothetically, like some random president saying, 'Hey media, if you don't write good stories, I'm going to be going into your phone records on a regular basis until you start - just hypothetically... None of us would stand for that, right?"
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 9:31 AM PDT
McConnell to Obama: "No more stonewalling" on IRS scandal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called on President Obama to fully probe reports that the Internal Revenue Service singled out conservative tea party groups for excessive review of their tax-exempt statuses: "No more stonewalling, no more incomplete answers, no more misleading responses, no holding back witnesses, no matter how senior their current or former positions - we need full transparency and cooperation," McConnell said.
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Play CBS Video May 14, 2013 | 8:38 AM PDT
Reid, McConnell bond over concern for Nats' Bryce Harper
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opened Tuesday's Senate session by joining in well-wishes for the Washington Nationals' right fielder Bryce Harper, who was badly injured when he crashed into a wall during Monday night's game against the L.A. Dodgers.
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Play CBS Video May 13, 2013 | 1:09 PM PDT
Reid: Gun control advocates will "settle" for certain reforms
Following failed efforts to expand background checks for gun purchases, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said advocates for stricter gun laws will "settle" for rules restricting the mentally ill and criminals from purchasing guns.
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Play CBS Video May 13, 2013 | 9:34 AM PDT
Obama defends W.H. on Benghazi: Who does three-day "cover-up"?
Speaking with reporters alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama said his administration didn't try to hide the fact that the strike on a U.S. consulate last Sept. 11 in Benghazi, Libya was a terrorist act.
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Play CBS Video May 13, 2013 | 9:20 AM PDT
"Outrageous" that IRS targeted tea party groups, Obama says
Speaking with reporters alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama said people are "properly concerned" about reports that the IRS singled out tea party groups for excessive review, and promised anyone involved will be held accountable.
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Play CBS Video May 13, 2013 | 8:56 AM PDT
Kerry, Boston police commissioner sign cooperation agreement
On the four-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Secretary of State John Kerry and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis formalized a State Department effort aimed at bolstering cooperation with overseas law enforcement.
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Play CBS Video May 12, 2013 | 10:59 AM PDT
Michelle Obama delivers commencement speech at Eastern Kentucky University
First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address at Eastern Kentucky University; WKYT's Jordan Vilines takes a look at what Mrs. Obama said - and how students reacted to her visit.
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Play CBS Video May 11, 2013 | 11:55 AM PDT
Obama praises "courage" of cops, calls for tougher gun laws
Honoring the National Association of Police Organizations' "Top Cops" of 2013, President Obama praised the heroic job done by our nation's law enforcement officers and renewed his call for "commonsense steps that protect our rights, and protect our children, and protect officers in the line of duty by making it harder for dangerous criminals to get their hands on lethal weapons."
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Play CBS Video May 11, 2013 | 11:55 AM PDT
Bill Clinton delivers commencement address at Howard University
"It turns out that creative cooperation works better than constant conflict, and we forget that at our peril," President Bill Clinton said during a commencement address at Howard University on Saturday, reminding the graduates, "You can't share the future unless you share the responsibility for building it."
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