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<p>Tea Party organizations are calling out the IRS for coordinated attacks against the groups. The IRS has allegedly hindered the issuance of their tax-exempt status by creating unprecedented stipulations and making obtaining the status virtually impossible – or elongated in time. These coordinated efforts by the IRS were an apparent effort to slow down or thwart the application process.<br /><br />In November, the Grassroots Action Alert reported that Tea Party groups were being conspicuously audited and unfairly charged for access to public facilities. As we now know, that was just one of many orchestrated leftist attacks designed to silence the Tea Party or render the movement ineffective. <br /><br />Taking on the IRS is a daunting task, but now, as evidence of the assaults mounted, the Tea Party has come out “guns blazing” with a lawsuit and the launch of the Liberty Defense Foundation. <br /><br /><strong>ACTION:</strong> The Tea Party's counter-offensive against the IRS has taken on a multifaceted approach with their lawsuit and the launch of the Liberty Defense Foundation. Find out more in <a href="http://www.grassrootsaction.com/r.asp?U=87251" target="_blank">Liberty News Network's exclusive report: Tea Party Fights Back Against IRS Abuses.</a></p>
<p><img src="http://www.grassrootsactionalert.com/images/divider.gif" border="0" width="406" height="24" /> <br /><strong>2. 500 Million More Reasons to Stop ObamaCare and IRS Expansion</strong><br /><br /><em>A message from Liberty Counsel Founder and President, Matthew D. Staver </em><br /><br />Despite the fact that the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the constitutionality of ObamaCare…and ignoring the fact that a vast majority of Americans oppose ObamaCare…and turning a deaf ear to the cries of people of faith who vehemently oppose ObamaCare’s “contraceptive and abortifacient” mandate…the Obama administration doggedly continues to push ObamaCare forward.<br /><br />The Hill.com reported this week that ObamaCare is expanding the IRS sooner than later…</p>
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