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EDITORIAL: A summer of long, hot scandal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

RAHN: Protecting the wrong people

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Congress still has questions for Lisa P. Jackson, former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, who is under investigation for suspected violations of federal sunshine laws after she apparently used private email accounts to conduct government business. (Associated Press)

Sunshine law gets cloudy when federal officials take email home

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

IRS letting questions, tea party applications languish; few fixes after abuses revealed

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, discusses a plan July 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill to move mail to cluster box and curbside delivery in a move to cut costs at the cash-strapped Postal Service by up to $4.5 billion a year. With the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, the tradition of mail delivery to the door could be virtually phased out by 2022 under a proposal in Congress. At left is the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland. (Associated Press)

House investigating FEC and IRS communications over tax exempt groups

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. On Friday, the House voted for the 40th time to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House OKs 40th effort to repeal health law

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this April 8, 2013, file photo U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew listens to a question during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo File)

House subpoenas Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew for IRS documents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Koskinen is seen outside the White House on March 27, 2009. (Associated Press)

Obama taps executive to head troubled IRS

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

RAHN: The last days of the IRS

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

**FILE** Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

House GOP accuses IRS of obstructing investigation into abuse of power

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Indulging the wastrels

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Associated Press)

Treasury’s Jack Lew warns against brinkmanship over debt ceiling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama pauses as he speaks at the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s ‘phony’ scandals line draws GOP retort

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Christine O'Donnell

EDITORIAL: The ‘sinister force,’ afoot again

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Columnist Rusty Humphries says when Rush Limbaugh and the other big nationwide conservative talk shows arrived, other forms of conservative media grew with them. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The GOP and the ‘Mile High Club’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sex, money and lies: ‘Culture of Corruption’ boomerangs on Democrats as scandals blossom nationwide

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

** FILE ** White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jay Carney: Obama not focused on ‘pretend scandals’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Christine O'Donnell (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

Coons denies knowledge of or involvement with O’Donnell tax breach

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

House Republicans may widen IRS inquiry; lawmakers to focus on audits of conservative nonprofits

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Republicans are trying to make something out of nothing regarding conservative groups and the Internal Revenue Service.
(Associated Press)

White House won’t confirm visit by IRS counsel at suspicious time

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times