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House makes U-turn on tax break for homeowners

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Kansas state Sen. Laura Kelly, right, a Topeka Democrat, confers with J.G. Scott, center, the top budget analyst on the Legislature's research staff, during a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on the prison system's budget, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. To the left, committee Chairman Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, follows testimony. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Prisons chief: Kan. will need prison space later

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

** FILE ** Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican, speaks in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Nov. 9, 2011. (Associated Press)

Obamacare gets grace period, but privacy still a concern

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status, was put on administrative leave after she declared her innocence but refused to answer congressional questions about the targeting. (Associated Press)

IRS officials thought Obama wanted crackdown on tea party groups, worried about negative press

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status, was put on administrative leave after she declared her innocence but refused to answer congressional questions about the targeting. (Associated Press)

Emails show IRS’ Lois Lerner specifically targeted tea party

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - 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

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS audit found political bias against conservatives; groups gave up after application delay

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama (Associated Press)

Obama waits for probe before condemning IRS; Congress pounces

By Sean Lengell and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican, is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. (Associated Press)

House GOP renews battle against Obama welfare waivers

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** Workers put the finishing touches on slot machines at Hollywood Casino, in Perryville, Md. (Associated Press)

Md. gambling bill far from a sure bet as progress stalls

By David Hill - The Washington Times

O'Malley

Maryland House lawmakers set to work on gambling

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Can IRS police both taxes and health care law?

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk (left) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday on Russia joining the World Trade Organization and the administration's views on the implications for the United States. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Administration seeks better trade with Russia

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama steps out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, to make an appeal for bipartisanship on his legislative agenda, in the Rose Garden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MILLER: Obamacare’s big secret

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

**FILE** Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell (Associated Press)

Maryland House panel cool to Senate tax hikes

By David Hill - The Washington Times

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (Associated Press)

White House pushes fight against unfair foreign trade

By David Hood - The Washington Times

Real work on debt limit still to come

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Partisan rift stalling free-trade pacts

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Unemployment reform

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Much still to do, Assembly racing to finish

By David Hill - The Washington Times