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  • Tea Party Patriots website crashes due to high volume of interest in IRS protests

    Charlie Spiering

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    The Tea Party Patriots website has crashed, organizers say, due to the high volume of interest in the nationwide protests planned for over 100 Internal Revenue Offices across the nation. The website crashed after Rush Limbaugh highlighted the grassroots organization as a place to get...

  • Megyn Kelly: Three Fox News reporters targeted by Justice Department

    Charlie Spiering

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Calling it “a stunning twist,” FOX News host Megyn Kelly announced this afternoon that three FOX News staffers were caught up in the Department of Justice investigation of reporters. “New information just in to FOX News and on FOX News, now finding ourselves in the middle of what is now...

  • Tea Party Patriots plan nationwide protests at IRS buildings

    Charlie Spiering

    Updated: 15 hr ago

    The organizers of the Tea Party Patriots have called for a nationwide protest Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the government agency’s abuse of power while targeting Tea Party groups.

  • Spoof: Obama uses Buzzfeed list to distract from scandals

    Charlie Spiering

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    Despite all the White House scandals this week, President Obama is more concerned about a Buzzfeed article listing things that will make you feel old. This spoof video was put together by Jimmy Fallon and the ‘Late Night’ show crew.

  • Obama in Baltimore: I’m looking forward to having a dredge named after me

    Charlie Spiering

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    Speaking at Ellicott Dredges’ factory in Baltimore this afternoon, President Obama joked that he couldn’t wait to have a dredge named after him. After taking a tour of the factory, Obama explained that a customer of the factory once named a dredge after former President Bill Clinton....

  • Congressman: IRS asked pro-life group about 'the content of their prayers'

    Charlie Spiering

    Published: Fri, May 17, 2013

    During the House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock R-Ill. grilled outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller about the IRS targeting a group in Iowa. “Their question, specifically asked from the IRS to the Coalition for Life for Iowa ‘Please detail the content of the...

  • Outgoing IRS commissioner to Congress: ‘Targeting’ is a loaded term

    Charlie Spiering

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    During the congressional hearing Friday morning with outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, asked why Miller couldn’t reveal who was responsible for targeting Tea Party groups. “I’m going to take exception to the concept of ‘targeting,’” Miller replied....

  • Acting IRS Commissioner Miller: 'I never said I didn't do anything wrong'

    Charlie Spiering

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    During a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing this morning, acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller explained that he never claimed to have done anything wrong. Miller made the comment during an exchange with Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Nunes asked Miller why he was resigning if he didn't...