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President Obama said IRS conduct targeting conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny was "inexcusable" and that acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is out.
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As divisions over major reductions in federal budget deficits solidify, President Obama and members of Congress have begun weighing limited steps that might be brokered in a bipartisan deal.
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*President continues wooing members of Congress. WASHINGTON, March 13- President Barack Obama met on Wednesday with his toughest critics in Washington- House of Representatives Republicans- and made little headway in convincing them to accept his demand for tax increases as part of a deficit-reduction deal.
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U.S. retail sales data could be a test for markets Wednesday as it could show how much consumers were hit by a payroll tax hike and a delay in tax returns in early 2013.
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By Lesley Wroughton and David Lawder. WASHINGTON, March 12- U.S. lawmakers late on Monday rebuffed a request by the Obama administration to approve a permanent increase in U.S. funding to the International Monetary Fund in a setback for IMF reforms to boost the voting power of emerging economies.
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WASHINGTON, March 11- More than 130 academics and global policy pundits urged the U.S. Congress on Monday to approve delayed changes in voting powers in the International Monetary Fund and warned that failure to do so would diminish U.S. influence in the global financial lender.
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WASHINGTON, March 11- More than 130 academics and global policy pundits urged the U.S. Congress on Monday to enact delayed changes in voting powers in the International Monetary Fund and warned that failure to do so would diminish U.S. influence in the global financial lender.
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WASHINGTON, March 10- After years of grabbing the spotlight in U.S.- China economic relations, U.S. concerns over the value of Beijing's currency appear to be fading, giving ground to newer issues like cyber-security and trade secret theft.
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WASHINGTON, March 7- U.S. Senate Democrats' version of stop-gap government funding legislation will likely include a new mechanism to give federal agencies more flexibility to move money between projects and programs to help ease $85 billion in automatic budget cuts.
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*Obama discusses deficit reduction with Paul Ryan. President Barack Obama expanded his fledgling search for Republican allies on a possible deficit-reduction deal when he hosted lunch on Thursday for Paul Ryan, one of the House of Representatives' leading fiscal conservatives.
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President Barack Obama expanded his fledgling search for Republican allies on a possible deficit-reduction bargain when he hosted lunch on Thursday for Paul Ryan, one of the House of Representatives' leading fiscal conservatives.
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WASHINGTON, March 7- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday warned Senate Democrats against making big changes to a House-passed government funding measure, or Republicans may strip the flexibility it gives for applying military spending cuts. The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to vote on similar legislation next week.
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CNBC's Larry Kudlow speaks with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R) about the Republican's message for creating growth in the economy. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), share their opinions.
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CNBC's Larry Kudlow speaks with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R) about the sequester, health care and tax hikes. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), discuss.
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House Speaker John Boehner talks with CNBC's Larry Kudlow about the sequester and the fact that it hasn't affected the stock market. The sequester will remain in effect, says Boehner, until an agreement is reached on spending and reforms. It's important to have buy in from the members of Congress in order to reach a successful outcome, he says.
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House Speaker Boehner told CNBC's Larry Kudlow that a long-term deal on entitlements is possible, and there's no good reason for the Obama team to have shut down the White House tour.
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*House Republicans reject plan but Senate still considering it. WASHINGTON, March 5- The Obama administration has asked Congress for authority to implement historic voting reforms in the International Monetary Fund that boost the influence of emerging economies like China in the global financial institution, sources said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, March 3- President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may soon hit millions of Americans.
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WASHINGTON, March 3- President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may soon hit millions of Americans.
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WASHINGTON, March 3- President Barack Obama has reached out to Republican and Democratic lawmakers in search of a resolution to automatic across-the-board U.S. government spending cuts, a White House official said on Sunday, but Republican congressional leaders offered little hope for a quick solution.
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Just hours after across-the-board spending cuts officially took effect, Barack Obama pressed Congress to work with him on a compromise to halt a fiscal crisis he said was starting to "inflict pain" on communities.