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AP Top Political News At 2:21 p.m. EDT
Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while he was still commissioner....
Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Voters were choosing the next mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday, but most residents probably haven't noticed....
AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate....
Officials: Senators reach deal on high-tech visas
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leading senators working on immigration legislation reached a compromise Tuesday on the details of an expanded high-tech visa program, officials said as the Senate Judiciary Committee neared completion of its work on the measure....
Policy, discretion guide media sources probes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier....
White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs....
Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos....
O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country....
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations....
Peace Corps to accept same-sex couples
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Peace Corps says it will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas....
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