CCP President David Keating sat down with Thom Hartmann to discuss the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party groups (begins at 32:20):
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In the News: The Big Picture: The real story…why the IRS targeted the Tea Party
Published on May 15, 2013
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In the News: Washington Free Beacon: Under Pressure
Published on May 15, 2013
CCP Chairman Brad Smith and President David Keating spoke with Washington Free Beacon reporter Alana Goodman about members of Congress pressuring the IRS to investigate non-profits: Bradley Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, said Levin should not be surprised that the IRS was caught targeting Tea Party groups when senators are sending these [...]
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In the News: Washington Examiner: Nothing to joke about in a partisan IRS
Published on May 14, 2013
Cato Institute Vice President Gene Healy had an excellent article in The Examiner on the growing IRS scandal: …White House Counsel John Dean employed slightly cleaner language in an infamous 1971 memo on “how we can use the available political machinery to screw our political enemies.” Past presidents have found the IRS an extremely useful [...]
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In the News: Cato Institute: Did Citizens United Critics Push the IRS to Misbehave?
Published on May 14, 2013
By CCP Academic Advisor John Samples Last Friday, a spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admitted the agency had targeted various Tea Party and related groups during the 2010 election cycle. Later in the week, an Inspector General’s report will offer an initial look at the facts of this matter. At least two congressional [...]
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In the News: Washington Post: IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of conservative groups
Published on May 14, 2013
Juliet Eilperin and Zachary A. Goldfarb write about the growing IRS scandal: Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington and at least two other offices were involved with investigating conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, making clear that the effort reached well beyond the branch in Cincinnati that was initially blamed, according to documents obtained by The [...]
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In the News: Heartland Institute: The Taxman Cometh (for Tea Partiers)
Published on May 14, 2013
By Ross Kaminsky …The petty tyrants at the IRS have added to the distrust, even dislike, of government by many Americans — not just committed conservatives or Tea Party activists. It will make every attempt to increase the size and intrusiveness of government — including the implementation of Obamacare which requires many thousands of regulatory [...]
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In the News: The Hill: SEC nears decision on requiring businesses to disclose donations
Published on May 14, 2013
Ben Goad wrote an article about the SEC’s proposed disclosure rule quoting CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson: …Further, some contend that shareholders themselves are opposed to the rules. In several publicized votes, investors have rejected the plan, noted Allen Dickerson, legal director for the nonprofit Center for Competitive Politics, which promotes First Amendment protections. Dickerson [...]
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In the News: Roll Call: Political Intelligence: The New Oxymoron
Published on May 13, 2013
Roll Call: Political Intelligence: The New Oxymoron By CCP Senior Fellow Eric Wang There used to be a time when “military intelligence” was a prime example of an oxymoron. But as our brave men and women in uniform have prosecuted two major wars over the past decade so valiantly and selflessly, dumping on our military [...]
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In the News: USA Today: GOP reaction in IRS case spurs calls for probe, apology
Published on May 12, 2013
By Gregory Korte, Fredreka Schouten and Tom Vanden Brook David Keating, president of the Center for Competitive Politics, which favors fewer campaign-finance regulations, said the IRS incident “proves Congress should not pass pending legislation to give the IRS more power over advocacy or political groups,” Read more…
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In the News: Politico: FEC revolving door spins ever so slowly
Published on May 12, 2013
By Byron Tau …There’s no single reason for the FEC’s current state. But a big part of it is the grueling Senate confirmation process, the professional opportunity costs of giving up a successful law practice and the lack of plum landings after their term is up. “I do think it makes it more of [...]
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