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Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe 6:30pm EDT

WASHINGTON - Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy.

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White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday

WASHINGTON - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic issues from two top advisers to President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

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AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said on Sunday.

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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election

- In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the United States: with big personalities and bare-knuckled verbal brawls.

U.S. 19 May 2013
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows

LOS ANGELES - City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7 percentage points in a tightening race for mayor of Los Angeles, according to the latest opinion poll, but the survey's director said Greuel could still stage an upset in Tuesday's election.

U.S., 18 May 2013