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THE FIX
by Chris Cillizza

The IRS hearings: Winners and losers

Gun control vs gun rights

The IRS scandal as “The Simpsons”

Generic ballot tilts toward Democrats

Weiner ≠ Sanford

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    • Jay Carney’s charm offensive
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    • Generic ballot tilts toward Democrats
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    • Congress’s conundrum: Investigate or legislate?
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Afternoon Fix

Gallup poll: 42 percent say the IRS is doing a poor job

Negativity toward the agency has been on the rise since 2009. Still, a majority of Americans say the IRS is either doing an excellent, good, or fair job.

By Sean Sullivan 4 hours ago

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Guns

Gun control vs. gun rights, in one interactive graphic

An interactive look at a question that has split the public right down the middle.

By Sean Sullivan 8 hours ago

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House

Generic ballot tilts toward Democrats

There's some of good news for Democrats in today's Washington Post-ABC News poll.

By Rachel Weiner 9 hours ago

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IRS

Why hasn’t Lois Lerner been fired?

One thing Republicans and Democrats probably agree on: Lois Lerner should lose her job.

By Rachel Weiner 11 hours ago

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Ask her anything: Gwen Ifill

From time to time, The Fix will piggyback on Q&A chats with political insiders and commentators. Today, ask questions of Gwen Ifill of PBS NewsHour, host of Washington Week in Review. We're sitting in on her monthly chat.

By Sean Sullivan 11 hours ago

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IRS

How the IRS scandal is like ‘The Simpsons’

"I didn't do it."

By Sean Sullivan 12 hours ago

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Scandal

The IRS hearings: Winners and losers

So now that the dust has settled, who came out on top? Who didn't?

By Aaron Blake and Ed O'Keefe 14 hours ago

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Humor

Stephen Colbert on the IRS scandal (VIDEO)

"Does she know? And what does she know? And how do we know she knows what she knows?"

By Sean Sullivan 14 hours ago

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Morning Fix

Are background checks a wedge issue for 2014?

Voting against background checks could have political consequences.

By Scott Clement and Sean Sullivan 16 hours ago

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