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To: longnshort who wrote (43336)	5/10/2013 11:35:24 AM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

IRS ADMITS TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS; APOLOGIZES WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status were singled out for additional reviews. Lerner said the practice, initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati, was wrong and she apologized while speaking at a conference in Washington. Many conservative groups complained during the election that they were being harassed by the IRS. They said the agency asked them an inordinate number of questions to justify their tax-exempt status. Certain tax-exempt charitable groups can conduct political activities but it cannot be their primary activity.

To: longnshort who wrote (43336)	5/10/2013 11:38:51 AM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

The Benghazi Scandal Grows ADVANCE ARTICLE from our May 20th issue. MAY 20, 2013, VOL. 18, NO. 34 • BY STEPHEN F. HAYES CIA director David Petraeus was surprised when he read the freshly rewritten talking points an aide had emailed him in the early afternoon of Saturday, September 15. One day earlier, analysts with the CIA’s Office of Terrorism Analysis had drafted a set of unclassified talking points policymakers could use to discuss the attacks in Benghazi, Libya. But this new version?—?produced with input from senior Obama administration policymakers?—?was a shadow of the original. Continues... weeklystandard.com