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Kerry calls doctoring Iran briefing video ‘stupid’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that whoever doctored several minutes of videotape from a State Department news briefing about the Iran nuclear negotiations was "stupid and clumsy and inappropriate." Kerry, in Paris for discussions on restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, made

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House GOP gives election-year airing to IRS gripes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans gave an election-year airing to their complaints about Internal Revenue Service chief John Koskinen Tuesday, telling a GOP-run House committee that he should be impeached for lying to lawmakers and destroying evidence. "Mr. Koskinen was sent to the IRS to clean it up but it'

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IRS chief censure sought by House GOP leader Chaffetz

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has introduced a resolution to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says the resolution seeks Koskinen's resignation or removal, as well as the forfeiture of his pension.