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Column: It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater

(Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals — Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists — that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is as bad as Watergate. Full story

The Outlook For Jobs

   Has there been substantial improvement in the labor market? CNBC's Steve Liesman, provides perspective. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) questions where the Fed is headed, and what QE has achieved.

Sen. Paul: Let's Not Vilify American Companies

   CNBC's Eamon Javers reports the latest from Capitol Hill where Apple's CEO Tim Cook is testifying on taxes. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks the committee is vilifying Apple.

Apple's Cook on Why AOI Exists

   Senator John McCain (R-AZ) asks Apple CEO Tim Cook whether one could draw the conclusion that Apple has an unfair advantage over domestic-based corporations and companies in the U.S. that don't have the same ability to relocate overseas, and why AOI ex...

Ala. Legislature rejects Bentley's 2-year-delay

The Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature handed the GOP governor a major defeat Monday night by rejecting his proposal to delay the start of private school tax credits for two years. Full story

Local Tea Party protests Tampa IRS

It's one of the big scandals that's been plaguing President Obama's administration in recent weeks: news that the I-R-S gave special scrutiny to conservative groups, looking for tax- exempt status. Full story

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Minn. House finally passes daycare union bill

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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'

NBC Politics: Week of controversies take center stage for Sunday talk shows

Will Obama ‘scandals’ help or hurt immigration reform?

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

Cancer patient: ‘I’m the model case for why Obamacare’ is needed

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  OK Gov: We Are Still In Rescue & Recovery Stage

Gov. Mary Fallin, (R-OK), talks with CNBC's Jane Wells, about the ongoing efforts to find victims in the aftermath of yesterday's deadly tornado that left 51 people dead.

  KFOR-TV reporting 4 dead in Moore; Mayor says they’re ‘still assessing damage’

NBC affiliate KFOR-TV reporting four dead in Moore, OK. Mayor Glenn Lewis talks to Thomas Roberts, drawing parallels between Moore’s 1999 tornado experience and the devastation now.

  Two Elementary Schools Heavily Damaged

CNBC's Bertha Coombs has the latest details from the devastation in Oklahoma. Sen. James Lankford, (R-OK), weighs in on the situation.

  4th, 5th, and 6th graders accounted for at Moore, OK elementary school

Lance West from KFOR-TV in Moore, Oklahoma reports on the latest outside Plaza Towers Elementary School where kids in 4th, 5th and 6th grades are accounted for but reporters are still waiting on word about other grades in the building. The school was directly hit by a tornado.

  Rep. Yoder: Need Independent Investigation Into IRS

Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) shares his reaction to news the IRS targeted conservative groups. "Americans are expecting Congress and the Federal Government to get to the bottom of this, and to make sure this never happens again," he says.

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