Year: 2013

AP CEO Calls Obama Administration’s Records Seizure ‘Unconstitutional’ (Video)

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Gary Pruitt, the president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press, called the Obama administration’s seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional.” The AP reported: The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government’s secret seizure of two months of reporters’ phone records “unconstitutional” and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department.

Cincinnati IRS Official Confirms “Everything Comes From the Top”

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An anonymous Cincinnati IRS official told reporters this week that “everything comes from the top.” The Washington Examiner reported: A story in the Washington Post yesterday about the Internal Revenue Service’s Cincinnati office, which does most of the agency’s nonprofit auditing, clearly contradicted earlier reports that the agency’s targeting of Tea Party groups was the result of rogue agents.

Figures. Top IRS Official’s $103,390 Bonus Approved By Barack Obama

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Sarah Hall Ingram received Barack Obama’s Seal of Approval IRS lawyer Sarah Hall Ingram received four bonuses totaling $103,390 between 2009 and 2012 while managing the tax agency’s division that harassed conservative Tea Party groups seeking tax exempt non-profit status.