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Budget pick Mulvaney acknowledges payroll tax lapse

9 years 8 months ago
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the White House budget office, failed to pay more than $15,000 in payroll taxes for a household worker more than a decade ago, prompting the Senate's top Democrat to issue a statement saying the lapse should disqualify his nomination.

Obama defends Manning commutation amid criticism, claims justice was ‘served’

9 years 8 months ago
President Obama, at his final press conference in office, on Wednesday defended his controversial decision to commute the bulk of Chelsea Manning’s 35-year prison term for leaking classified documents – claiming the former intelligence analyst served a “tough” sentence, and disputing the notion that clemency could embolden future leakers.

Obama decision to free FALN terror group leader sparks outrage

9 years 8 months ago
He was convicted of trying to overthrow the government, and named a leader of a terrorist group that bombed public buildings and killed people. Now, President Obama's decision to commute the sentence of FALN leader Oscar Lopez Rivera has sparked outrage from terror victims.
Eric Shawn
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