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New Lerner Email Hints At Curbing Email Information For Congress
Roughly a month before the IRS scandal "broke" via a planted question, Lois Lerner wrote the following email. On April 9, 2013 “I was cautioning folks about email and how we have had several occasions where Congress ask asked for emails and there has been an...
EEOC Absurdity Strikes Again
In another laughable, irresponsible, and certainly illegal move (far overreaching any possible regulatory claim), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against a private company that fired employees who could not effectively...
A Renewed Appeal For The Keystone Pipeline Project
What's going on with oil and energy these days? Last week, SNL Financial noted that, "Canada's crude oil producers are looking to markets other than the U.S. to sell increased output amid delays in pipeline expansions, according to the president of the Canadian...
IRS In Court Two Days This Week
On July 10 and again on July 11, the IRS will be in court for two separate cases related to the IRS scandal, specifically regarding the missing emails. The Weekly Standard notes that on Thursday, July 10th, "IRS lawyers will appear in federal district court to explain...
July 4: The Declaration of Independence is Adopted and Announced
I could post something from the eloquent Thomas Jefferson, but I've always loved this quote from Winston Churchill: "We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the...
Another Judge Calls for IRS Investigation Into Lost Emails
U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton called upon the IRS to defend itself in court on July 11th. According to the Washington Examiner, IRS lawyers will be asked to explain "why the IRS shouldn't be required to let an outside expert evaluate whether emails on the...