INCOMING IRS COMMISH DANIEL WERFEL ASKED TO SPEARHEAD A REVIEW OF THE **

WERFEL, TAPPED BY PRES OBAMA ON THURS TO TAKE OVER THE IRS FOR THE **

THE REPORT WILL INCLUDE HOLDING THE IRS ACCOUNTABLE FOR INAPPROPRIATE **

CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT CMTE ISSUES SUBPOENA TO THE CO-CHAIR OF THE **

AMB THOMAS PICKERING HAD OFFERED TO TESTIFY PUBLICLY BEFORE THE CMTE, BUT **

ISSA HAS BECOME THE FACE OF A GROUP OF GOP LAWMAKERS DIRECTING AN **

PICKERING'S MEETING WITH ISSA IS SLATED FOR NEXT THURS **

SECOND DAY OF BOMBINGS NEAR IRAQ'S CAPITAL LEAVE AT LEAST 76 DEAD, AS **

BOMBS TORE THROUGH SUNNI AREAS OF BAGHDAD FRI AFTER TWO DAYS OF BOMBINGS **

A TOTAL OF 130 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE WED **

OUSTED IRS COMMISH APOLOGIZES FOR THE EXTRA SCRUTINY GIVEN TO CONSERVATIVE **

STEVEN MILLER, TESTIFYING BEFORE THE REPUBLICAN-RUN HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS **

BUT CMTE CHAIRMAN DAVE CAMP CALLS THE ENTIRE U.S. TAX SYSTEM "ROTTEN AT THE **

MEANWHILE, TOP DEMOCRAT ON THE COMMITTEE, REP SANDER LEVIN (MI), SAID "ALL **

BUT LEVIN WARNED AGAINST TURNING THE HEARING INTO "AN EFFORT TO SCORE **

AT THE SAME HEARING, THE TREASURY DEPT'S INSPECTOR GEN FOR TAX ADMIN SAYS **

TWO COMMUTER TRAINS COLLIDE OUTSIDE NYC DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR, INJURING **

METRO-NORTH RAILROAD COMMUTER TRAIN FROM NEW HAVEN, CT, HEADED FOR NY **

THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FATALITIES **

FAIRFIELD POLICE SPOX SAYS AUTHORITIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED **

AMTRAK HAS SUSPENDED SERVICE INDEFINITELY BETWEEN NY AND BOSTON **


 

Fiscal Cliff latest from FNC’s Chad Pergram

Urgent: House GOPers hold conference call about fiscal cliff

Per Pergram-Capitol Hill

 

The House Republican leadership this afternoon convened a conference call early this afternoon to discuss the state of affairs on the fiscal cliff with rank-and-file GOP leaders. Such calls are common between leaders and rank and file members during extended breaks.

 

I am told they reiterated that they would give members a 48 hour notice if they need to recall them to Washington. But things appear to be in pretty much the same place as they were just a few days ago.

 

The Senate is back tomorrow at 10 am to conduct legislative business on the emergency spending bill for Sandy and dealing with FISA. Neither body has met for legislative business between Christmas and New Year’s since the Senate conducted a roll call vote on December 31, 1970 on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government.

 

 

 

Chad Pergram

FOX News

Senior Producer for Capitol Hill









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