Boehner Digs Into IRS.. GOPer Doesn't 'Trust Republicans'.. Oklahoma Senator Dismisses Tornado Relief

May 23, 2013 Subscribe · Forward John Boehner: 'Looks To Me Like The IRS Has Got Something To Hide' Hours after IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her 5th Amendment right to avoid testimony at a House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) failed to buy her claim of "I did nothing wrong." Continue reading... 'I DON'T TRUST THE REPUBLICANS' Tom Coburn: Tornado Relief Bill Unnecessary, 'Washington Creating A Crisis' To 'Advantage Themselves' Presented by HuffPost Politics Republicans Take Hypocritical Stance In Food Stamp Debate U.S. Acknowledges Four American Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes IRS Official: 'I Have Done Nothing Wrong' Oklahoma Senators Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief 'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Lawbreakers' Kin Too-Big-To-Jail Dogs Obama's Justice Department 'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Lawbreakers' Kin Virginia GOP Candidate: 'I Don't Have Anything To Rephrase Or To Apologize For' Texas Passes 'Merry Christmas Bill' BOB GREENSTEIN Senator Vitter Offers -- and Senate Democrats Accept -- Stunning Amendment With Racially Tinged Impacts In today's Senate debate on the farm bill, Senator David Vitter offered -- and Senate Democrats accepted -- an amendment that would increase hardship and will likely have strongly racially discriminatory effects. Continue reading... RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW Apple Pie May Be American, But Apple Computer Isn't - Not Anymore Apple's $100 billion in offshore profits is managed in Reno, tracked by accountants in Austin, and stored in Manhattan banks. That's called having your apple and eating it too. It's up to our leaders, not corporate executives, to fix this problem. Continue reading... TOM HAYDEN Eric Garcetti's Future Where Garcetti goes from here is momentarily upward -- television interviews, magazine covers -- before his handlers guide his approach back to the mundane mess at City Hall. How will he try to reconcile with labor leaders used to having their way? Continue reading... OCEAN ROBBINS It's Time for a Better Farm Bill. Now. Have you noticed that when it comes to food policy, the U.S. Congress isn't always an unflinching champion of the public interest? Today, you have an opportunity to do something about that. Continue reading... STEPHEN A. BRUNTON, M.D., FAAFP Prevention in Health Care: Reforming the Debate Like anything, when it comes to health care, there is a careful balance that needs to be achieved between doing what is best for the patient, and being prudent in managing costs to the system. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003