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(Reuters) - When embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner was called before a congressional committee Wednesday, she declared that she had done nothing wrong - but said she did not intend to testify. Her defiance only turned up the heat from Republicans who have threatened to take her to court for misleading Congress. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-irs-scandal-analysis-idUSBRE94M05E20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-irs-scandal-analysis-idUSBRE94M05E20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Thu, 23 May 2013 01:05:00 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-speech-idUSBRE94M04Y20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-speech-idUSBRE94M04Y20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Thu, 23 May 2013 00:08:39 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-studentloans-veto-idUSBRE94L1BF20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-studentloans-veto-idUSBRE94L1BF20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:48 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to "demystify" unmanned planes. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-drones-industry-idUSBRE94M02D20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-drones-industry-idUSBRE94M02D20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:13 -0400 OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-abortion-nebraska-idUSBRE94M04320130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-abortion-nebraska-idUSBRE94M04320130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 23:46:03 -0400 MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close the camp. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-guantanamo-idUSBRE94M00920130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-guantanamo-idUSBRE94M00920130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 22:30:51 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate approval. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-immigration-idUSBRE94K00L20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-immigration-idUSBRE94K00L20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:49 -0400 AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-texas-drugs-idUSBRE94M00520130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-texas-drugs-idUSBRE94M00520130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 21:03:12 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer questions. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-irs-lerner-idUSBRE94L0OS20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-irs-lerner-idUSBRE94L0OS20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:32 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday in an effort to be more transparent about his counterterrorism policy, a White House official said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-drones-idUSBRE94L1C420130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-obama-drones-idUSBRE94L1C420130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=969 politicsNews Wed, 22 May 2013 20:36:40 -0400