Scandal Politics Sweep Capitol Hill -- Politico
Scandal politics are sweeping Capitol Hill.
Just days after news broke that the IRS targeted conservative nonprofits, Speaker John Boehner’s House committees will morph into mock courtrooms where the White House will be the defendant in what amounts to a number of high-stakes political trials.
The most recent scandal to grip the Obama administration came Monday evening, when The Associated Press disclosed that the Justice Department sought its reporters’ phone records — including those of correspondents who sit in the Capitol. Within hours, House Republicans vowed to investigate. To make things worse for President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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MIDDLE EAST
Weapons, ammunition shipments slowing to Syria’s moderate rebel factions. Qatar, allies tighten coordination of arms flows to Syria.
Syria wants peace conference details before deciding to go.
Syria conference evokes limited optimism.
Syrian death toll hits 82,000: opposition group.
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq.
PKK fighters arrive in Iraq under peace deal.
Iran prepares for high-stakes presidential election.
Saudi Arabia: 4 news cases of SARS-linked virus.
ASIA
Nearly 200 killed in Myanmar boat accident.
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary.
Chinese academics in call to review Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa.
Special Report- 'Coal Mafia' stokes India's power crisis.
Philippine polls give president solid control.
India's tea and coffee wars.
Bangladeshi mourners gather at wreckage of garment factory.
Bangladesh miracle survivor tells her story.
AFRICA
Libya's fragile security begins to unravel.
Security forces tear gas protesters in Ivory Coast.
Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs' pay demands.
Chad troops return home from Mali conflict.
Gaddafi cousin on trial in Egypt.
To stabilize Mali, look to Somalia’s lessons.
Thousands down tools at South Africa mine.
EUROPE
Eurozone crisis sees Franco-German axis crumbling.
The growing Franco-German schism.
Europeans disillusioned and divided by debt crisis, survey finds.
British say French are most arrogant in Europe - and French agree.
Bulgarian party scuppers idea of broad coalition.
Putin, Netanyahu hold Syria-focused talks.
EU to shift bill for bank failures to creditors.
France mulls smartphone and tablet tax to fund culture.
AMERICAS
Top Dem calls for public testimony on Benghazi. Analysis: Controversies give Obama new governing headaches.
Senior tax officials knew of extra Tea Party scrutiny.
Justice Department secretly obtained AP telephone records.
Benghazi cover-up charges a partisan ‘sideshow,’ president says.
Honduran police accused as death squads.
Venezuela's Maduro sends military to fight crime in Caracas streets.
China to the rescue of Argentina with a 10 billion dollars equivalent swap.
Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Gitmo prisoner: Obama has 'abandoned' detainees.
US Senators to revisit war on terror law.
UN links terrorism in Africa to organized crime.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
U.S. oil boom leaves OPEC sidelined from demand growth.
US shale energy has created a global oil 'supply shock', says IEA.
U.S. hedge fund calls for Sony Entertainment spin-off.
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