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House Republicans call for special prosecutor on Tea Party targeting
The Hill ^ | 5/1/14 | Bernie Becker

Posted on 05/02/2014 1:28:10 PM PDT by Nachum

House Republicans plan to vote next week on a resolution that would urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS’s improper scrutiny of Tea Party groups. In a statement announcing the vote, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Republicans have no faith in the investigation that is already being carried out at the Justice Department. “It is time for Attorney General Holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate the IRS targeting scandal and bring the appropriate charges against those responsible,” Cantor said in a statement. “This is far too serious a matter

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KEYWORDS: irs; prosecutor; special; tea
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To: Nachum

Popcorn please...this is going to get good!


21 posted on 05/02/2014 2:26:30 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: TheOldLady

Eric Holder will be impeached...you heard it here first.


22 posted on 05/02/2014 2:27:19 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Congressional Hearings Popcorn......

For sale...

Three kinds- spicy, salty, and air popped!


23 posted on 05/02/2014 2:38:20 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Nachum

” - - - Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who introduced a resolution Friday calling for the special prosecutor. - - - “

GO Jim!

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/205063-house-gop-wants-irs-special-prosecutor#ixzz30b8A0CCA
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24 posted on 05/02/2014 2:58:44 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Nachum

White cheddar please...


25 posted on 05/02/2014 3:04:42 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: Nachum

Republican office holders getting assertive? Will wonders never cease.


26 posted on 05/02/2014 3:07:15 PM PDT by Socon-Econ
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To: Nachum

It’s about time...


27 posted on 05/02/2014 4:22:37 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: Nachum

Bump


28 posted on 05/02/2014 5:57:02 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

It is to be hoped.


29 posted on 05/02/2014 7:09:34 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: henkster

“I called for this to be done a long time ago.”

The House leaders show weakness, once again, when it takes them so long.


30 posted on 05/02/2014 8:29:08 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike
Eric Holder will be impeached...you heard it here first.P>That would be racist. Not gonna happen.
31 posted on 05/03/2014 7:43:41 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Cicero
What kind of Special Prosecutor do they think Eric Holder will appoint?

He will get right on that, when he finishes investigating himself.

32 posted on 05/03/2014 8:09:14 AM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: unixfox

It’s inevitable....


33 posted on 05/03/2014 10:45:48 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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To: Nachum

The message from Holder: [crickets]


34 posted on 05/03/2014 12:01:52 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Nachum

Holder will not only throw them the bird, he will PUBLICLY urge the IRS to ONLY investigate conservatives.


35 posted on 05/03/2014 12:03:47 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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