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TYRRELL: The beauty of confusion in officialdom

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 13, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. (Associated Press)

John Boehner: ‘Really is inconceivable’ Obama wouldn’t have known about IRS woes

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this March 29, 1973, file photo, unidentified U.S. prisoners of war stand in the courtyard of Hanoi's POW camp at Nga Tu So street waiting for an inspection of the camp by joint military and international control and supervision commissions. On Thursday, May 24, 2013, some 200 former POWs, almost all of them former pilots, will reunite for a three-day celebration at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba LInda, Calif., that coincides with the 40th anniversary of a star-studded White House dinner hosted by President Nixon to honor their sacrifice. (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File)

Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

By Gillian Flaccus - Associated Press

Then-IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Answers on IRS only raise more questions and calls for a special investigation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama defends drone strikes, reignites Gitmo debate in crucial speech

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney smiles after being wished a happy birthday by a reporter during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. At the briefing Carney announced that President Obama will travel to Oklahoma to visit tornado affected communities. (Associated Press)

Carney tries on new charm offensive

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Where’s the money?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Groups say IRS targeting has left a bitter taste

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

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LAMBRO: From bureaucratic snafu to explosive cover-up

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Mr. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

EDITORIAL: Mr. Obama and his scandals

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman (right) denies responsibility for a list that told specialists to “be on the lookout” for tea party groups. (Associated Press)

Former IRS commissioner says scrutiny was not his job as a political appointee

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In a transfer-of-remains ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 14, carry teams brought home the remains of the four Americans killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Family members say they still don’t know exactly how their loved ones died. (Associated Press)

FBI identifies 5 suspects in Benghazi attack; no arrests yet

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House plotted with Treasury on how to reveal IRS misdeeds

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on May, 20, 2013. (Associated Press)

Carney: White House aides insulated Obama from IRS scandal

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama walks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington to board Marine One on May 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

White House knew of damaging IRS audit weeks before it became public: report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyans watch a Sept. 21, 2012, protest in Benghazi, Libya, against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. (Associated Press)

Obama takes security measures, but Benghazi questions still loom

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kenneth Starr now heads Baylor University after a career in law that included a stint as special prosecutor in the Monica Lewinsky matter. Some Republicans, including Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, want a special prosecutor to investigate the current IRS scandal.

Inside the Beltway: The Culture Count

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) meets with President Thein Sein at the presidential office in the capital of Naypyitaw in 2010. (Associated Press)

Myanmar’s promises unfulfilled as leader meets with Obama

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday May 15, 2013. Mr. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, file photo, Libyans walk on the grounds of the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack the previous day that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

Republicans weigh risks, benefits of select committee on Benghazi

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times