By Reuters UK
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the scandal shifts to Capitol Hill. (May 17)
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CALIFORNIA, ISRAEL, WHITE HOUSE, STORM, MICHIGAN, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
By Reuters UK
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service temporarily and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political beliefs. (May 17)
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BARACK OBAMA, FACEBOOK, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT, LIBYA
By Reuters UK
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would install new leadership at the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political beliefs. (May 17)
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BARACK OBAMA, FACEBOOK, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT, LIBYA
By Reuters UK
Europe's political centre left, bruised by election defeats and self-flagellation, needs to accept austerity and the end of the "good times" but stand up for the continent's welfare model, some of its leading thinkers said on Friday. (Apr 13)
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UNEMPLOYMENT, EUROPEAN UNION, ELECTIONS
By Reuters
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the U.S. needs to fix a "strange" immigration policy that prevents promising but undocumented students from contributing to the country's future and doesn't provide enough visas for foreign workers with advanced skills. (Apr 12)
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MARK ZUCKERBERG, CALIFORNIA, FACEBOOK, NEW JERSEY, CONGRESS
By Reuters
As the wrangling over immigration reform intensifies in the Congress, the tech industry is lobbying hard to raise the limit on H-1B visas, which allow non-U.S. citizens with advanced skills and degrees in "specialty occupations" to work in the country for up to six years. (Apr 10)
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MICROSOFT, UNEMPLOYMENT, WHITE HOUSE, CISCO SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN
By Reuters
A U.S. visa program ran a lottery on Sunday to award 85,000 slots for high-skilled workers just one week after the application period opened, the Citizenship and Immigration Service said, signaling companies feel confident enough about the economy to hire more foreign workers. (Apr 09)
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UNEMPLOYMENT, CONGRESS
By Reuters UK
A popular U.S. visa program for skilled workers is likely to hit its quota within days after its application period opens, triggering a lottery and signalling that companies feel confident enough about the economy to hire more foreign workers. (Apr 02)
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FLORIDA, LAWYER, CONGRESS
By Reuters UK
With U.S. business and labour now in agreement, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has resolved all major issues in a pending deal to overhaul the U.S. immigration system and aims to unveil it after Congress reconvenes in the second week of April, key lawmakers said on Sunday. (Apr 01)
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BARACK OBAMA, RETAIL, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, FLORIDA, NEW YORK
