Judicial watch on IRS targeting

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The Judicial Watch documents also contain email correspondence to internal IRS investigators from Lerner, dated April 2, 2013, that tries to explain the “Be on the Lookout” (BOLO) criteria used to select organizations for screening and scrutiny: Because the BOLO only contained a brief reference to “Organizations involved with the Tea Party movement applying for exemption under 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4)” in June 2011, the EO Determinations manager asked the manager of the screening group, John Shafer [IRS Cincinnati field office manager], what criteria were being used to label cases as “tea party ” cases. (“Do the applications specify/state ‘ tea party’? If not, how do we know applicant is involved with the tea party movement?”) The screening group manager asked his employees how they were applying the BOLO’s short –hand reference to “tea party.” His employees responded that they were including organizations meeting any of the following criteria as falling within the BOLO’s reference to “tea party” organizations: “1. ‘Tea Party’, ‘Patriots’ or ’9/12 Project’ is referenced in the case file. 2. Issues include government spending, government debt and taxes. 3. Educate the public through advocacy/legislative activities to make America a better place to live. 4. Statements in the case file that are critical of the how the country is being run. . . “ So, we believe we have provided information that shows that no one in EO “developed” the criteria. Rather, staff used their own interpretations of the brief reference to “organizations involved with the Tea Party movement,” which was what was on the BOLO list.

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“These new documents show that officials in the IRS headquarters were responsible for the illegal delays of Tea Party applications,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “It is disturbing to see Lois Lerner mislead the IRS’ internal investigators about her office’s Tea Party targeting. These documents also confirm the unprecedented pressure from congressional Democrats to go after President Obama’s political opponents. The IRS scandal has now ensnared Congress.”

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Senator Levin sends lots of letters to the IRS

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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.

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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.

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Just like the Ben Rhodes "smoking gun"... this is no smoking gun.

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It shows Lerner and the EOT doing their jobs... nothing more.

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Bowery Beef’s menu launched with just a sandwich, coffee, and bagels, but the boys have added a couple of items; namely, a baked potato and a little thing known as “dogshit.” Yep, that’s what they’re calling a bowl of beef slathered in James River BBQ sauce (sounds unappetizing, to be sure, but it didn’t stop models Jamie Burke and Behati Prinsloo from stopping into a party there this past weekend). Also in the works: deli staples like knishes, pickles, and desserts, plus a “day cocktail list” launching this week. What sort of afternoon delights are in the works? Well, Ray LeMoine tells us to expect a “Boston Special” (a shot of Cuervo and a Heineken) as well as “absinthe, hard liquor and ghetto drinks from around the world.” Er, wow. Now if they’d just bring boozing cats back to the Bowery ...

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