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A Washington IRS attorney named Carter Hull closely oversaw the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups and suggested questions that IRS employees could ask of conservative and Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt nonprofit status, according to interviews that two IRS employees gave with congressional investigators. “I was essentially a front person, because I had no autonomy or no authority to act on [applications] without Carter Hull’s influence or input,” said Elizabeth Hofacre, an employee of the Cincinnati IRS office, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Hofacre’s office, which oversaw tax-exempt applications, reportedly requested help from the...

(excerpts) "WHAT do you get when you put Michael Jackson, WorldCom, Enron and Bill Clinton under one roof? "Why, the illustrious United Nations." "Pretty much any major scandal that has plagued high-profile politicians and businessmen in recent memory has also emanated from various facets of the United Nations." "The United Nations has been riddled with scandals ranging from allegations of bribery, sexual harassment, nepotism and corrupt financial practices since some media outlets and Congress scrutinized the U.N. Oil-for-Food program last year......" "....Aside from the financial scandals, numerous sexual harassment and child molestation incidents have been reported." "....An investigation in May...