WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of the Internal Revenue Service said he first learned in the spring of 2012 — in the heat of the presidential campaign — that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies. 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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IRS chief knew tea party groups targeted in 2012
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Te’o off-limits to media but not Maxim party (Yahoo! Sports)
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manti Te’o isn’t hiding out. He’s just not talking to the media. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
Read More...Labour party calls for country-by-country tax reporting
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By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – The opposition Labour party, tapping into widening public anger over corporate tax avoidance, wants the government to push for new international rules to force companies to report profit and tax payments country-by-country. Campaigners say the move, which is receiving increased support internationally despite strong opposition from business, would deter [...]
Read More...Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement’s leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny – a claim that tea party activists had made for years – is helping pump [...]
Read More...Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement’s leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny – a claim that tea party activists had made for years – is helping pump [...]
Read More...IRS tea party scandal: How bad for Obama?
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The Internal Revenue Service applied special scrutiny to applications for tax-exempt status from tea party and other conservative groups, according to a draft inspector general’s report obtained by the Associated Press. 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?
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Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service’s disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. As an inspector general report on the practice found, groups with phrases like “tea party,” “patriots” and “9/12 project” were targeted for the “Be On the Look Out” or “BOLO” list, and often [...]
Read More...Tea party tax returns show activism on a budget
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Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan … 2012 Elections News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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