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on April 30, 2014 in World News

Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS

      Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS, says ‘They’re not paramilitary units’ Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, concerned about the armed agents that surrounded Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s property, is mulling a measure to cut funding for any “paramilitary units” that work for the Bureau of Land Management, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal regulatory agencies. “There are lots of people who are really concerned when the BLM shows up with its own SWAT team,” he said, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. “They’re regulatory agencies. They’re not paramilitary units, and I think that concerns a lot… View Article

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on April 23, 2014 in World News

IRS, DOJ Collusion on Potential Prosecution of Tax Exempt Groups

    IRS, DOJ Collusion on Potential Prosecution of Tax Exempt Groups Judicial Watch announced a major find recently in its independent investigation of the Obama IRS scandal, in which the IRS improperly targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. Perhaps more than any other government official, former Internal Revenue (IRS) Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has become the defiant face of this scandal. From the time of her stonewalling appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in May 2013, when she repeatedly took the Fifth Amendment, to her repeat performance last month,… View Article

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on January 13, 2014 in World News

Look out! Obama weaponizing IRS vs Tea Party

                    Look out! Obama weaponizing IRS vs Tea Party Attorney warns taxman opening ‘2nd front’ in war on conservatives Non-profit groups must prepare to fight back [against] the IRS on yet a second front,” warns Cleta Mitchell, a partner in the Washington-based law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, well-known for providing expert legal advise to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. In discussions throughout the Capitol, Mitchell has expressed her concern new rules proposed by the IRS demonstrate once again the Obama administration is determined to keep tea-party groups from having the… View Article

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on October 3, 2013 in World News

Dr. Ben Carson says IRS targeted him

Dr. Ben Carson says IRS targeted him for his anti-Obama comments WASHINGTON – Dr. Ben Carson, the former surgeon who criticized President Obama over his lack of leadership and health care plan earlier this year, now claims he was unfairly targeted by the IRS because of his comments against the administration. During an interview on “The O’Reilly Factor” Wednesday, Carson says the Internal Revenue Service started looking into his real estate holdings following his comments against the White House at the National Prayer Breakfast in February. Carson says he had never had a problem with the tax-collecting agency until he… View Article

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on June 23, 2013 in World News

Palin: Abolish the IRS

On Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that the IRS–and much of the federal bureaucracy–needs to be abolished. Appearing on Fox News’ “Cashin In” with Eric Bolling, Palin said that she agreed with Tea Partiers who want to abolish the IRS, suggesting that it would undercut much of the cronyism rampant in Washington. She said the tax code needs to be simplified with the adoption of a flat tax. “That way we can abolish the bureaucracy that is so burdensome and expensive, and it would allow some sledgehammering of the crony capitalism and the corruption within [government],” Palin said. When asked about… View Article

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