Posts Tagged ‘Group’

IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers

While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about its members’ prayer meetings, documents sent by an IRS official to the organization reveal. On June 22, 2009, the Coalition for Life of Iowa received a letter from the IRS office in Cincinnati, [...]

House immigration group reaches a deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama’s top second-term priorities. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

House immigration group gropes for deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members that has been attempting for months to finalize a comprehensive immigration bill is encountering difficulties and trying to decide whether to split up or keep trying. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Conservative group says IRS approved non-profit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’

In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue Service application to achieve non-profit status for a new conservative watchdog group. He submitted the paperwork to the IRS in July 2011 for a news site called Media Trackers, which calls itself a “non-partisan investigative [...]

How your tea party group got added to the IRS’ ‘Be On the Look Out’ list

This screen shot is taken from an official review of the Internal Revenue Service’s practices for determining which groups were eligible for tax-exempt status between 2010 and 2012. The report, written by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and obtained by Yahoo News on Tuesday, details missteps the IRS took in targeting certain political [...]

How Much Big Insurance Paid a Small-Business Group to Fight a Premium Tax

The nation’s leading health insurance industry group gave $ 850,000 to a top small-business trade association as part of a campaign to repeal a key provision of President Obama’s health care law, National Journal Daily has learned. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Malicious Focus Group Convinces Marketers Cinnamon Mountain Dew Is The Next Big Thing

PURCHASE, NY—Following the saboteur antics of a prankster focus group that reportedly convinced company officials the drink was not only palatable but delicious, PepsiCo announced Thursday the launch of its new Mountain Dew CinnaBlast beverage. The Onion Tweet This Post

Unemployment Falls To 7.5%; Bloomberg Group Goes After Pryor; Rand Paul Beefs Up National Operation

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline’s daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT’S NEWSThe economy created 165K jobs in April, “and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5% from 7.6% even though the size of the labor force increased.” Meanwhile, “hiring in March and February were revised up by a combined 124,000″ (MarketWatch). … [...]

King ‘Embarrassed’ He Hasn’t Made Decision; Parnell To Make Announcement; Haley Group Launches Ad

Wake-Up Call! is Hotline’s daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT’S NEWSPres. Obama and other Dems “have mounted a behind-the-scenes campaign in recent days” to mollify liberal supporters disappointed in the reach of the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill, warning that changes could jeopardize passage (Washington Post). Obama will campaign for [...]