http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/elections-2012 2013-05-22T08:33:39Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/irs-tea-party_n_3318561.html 2013-05-22T08:33:39Z 2013-05-22T08:33:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CINCINNATI -- Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party-targeting">Irs Tea Party Targeting</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-walsh">Joe Walsh</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/max-baucus-irs_n_3312599.html 2013-05-21T10:35:32Z 2013-05-21T10:35:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER AND ALAN FRAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<br /> <br /> WASHINGTON — A leading Senate Democrat says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/max-baucus">Max Baucus</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-conservative-groups">Irs Conservative Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/max-baucus-irs">Max Baucus Irs</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/crossroads-gps-irs_n_3307929.html 2013-05-20T15:52:54Z 2013-05-20T15:52:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Crossroads GPS, the conservative nonprofit that directly spent more than $70 million on federal political campaigns in the 2012 election, believes tha... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/crossroads-gps-irs">Crossroads Gps Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/huffpolitics-blog">HuffPolitics Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/karl-rove">Karl Rove</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-scandal">Irs Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2010">Elections 2010</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/501c4">501c4</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/tag/crossroad-gps-irs-controversy">Crossroad Gps Irs Controversy</a>, <a href="/tag/crossroads-gps">Crossroads GPS</a>, <a href="/tag/dark-money">Dark Money</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/karl-rove-irs_n_3302754.html 2013-05-19T11:40:05Z 2013-05-19T11:40:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Karl Rove on Sunday defended his group Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)4 non-profit organization, against charges that it improperly benefited f... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/karl-rove">Karl Rove</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-scandal">Irs Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/501c4">501c4</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-menendez">Robert Menendez</a>, <a href="/tag/crossroads-gps">Crossroads GPS</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/karl-rove">Karl-Rove</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-menendez">Bob Menendez</a>, <a href="/tag/karl-rove-irs">Karl Rove Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/19/paul-ryan-benghazi_n_3302582.html 2013-05-19T10:37:24Z 2013-05-19T10:37:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Sunday that he does not know whether President Barack Obama intentionally misled the public about the natur... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/huffpolitics-blog">HuffPolitics Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-ryan-benghazi">Paul Ryan Benghazi</a>, <a href="/tag/benghazi-attack">Benghazi Attack</a>, <a href="/tag/benghazi-cover-up">Benghazi Cover-Up</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/benghazi-scandal">Benghazi Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/benghazi">Benghazi</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-ryan">Paul Ryan</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/bobby-jindal-irs_n_3299494.html 2013-05-18T15:41:14Z 2013-05-18T15:41:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is pushing for punishment for Internal Revenue Service officials that targeted conservative groups in the lead-up to t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/bobby-jindal">Bobby Jindal</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-jail-time">Irs Jail Time</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-targeting-tea-party">Irs Targeting Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-target">Tea Party Target</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/bobby-jindal-irs">Bobby Jindal Irs</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blair-bowie/irs-kerfuffle-shows-need_b_3292309.html 2013-05-17T09:29:26Z 2013-05-17T09:29:26Z Blair Bowie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blair-bowie/ Equally, if not more, disturbing, is that other than the investigation of this handful of groups, the IRS hasn't actually taken the steps needed to ensure that sham non-profits are not abusing the tax code to flood our elections with secret money. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sec">Sec</a>, <a href="/tag/transparency">Transparency</a>, <a href="/tag/us-pirg">U.S. PIRG</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/tag/crossroads-gps">Crossroads GPS</a>, <a href="/tag/dark-money">Dark Money</a>, <a href="/tag/disclosure">Disclosure</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/republicans-2012_n_3285056.html 2013-05-16T08:42:53Z 2013-05-16T08:42:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ One of the most striking aspects of the 2012 elections is that Republicans won their third-largest House majority since the late 1920s while losing th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/redistricting">Redistricting</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans-2012">Republicans 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/john-boehner">John Boehner</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/house-republicans">House Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/tea-party-irs_n_3285033.html 2013-05-16T08:38:57Z 2013-05-16T08:39:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-groups">Tea Party Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-irs">Tea Party Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/eric-holder-irs-civil-rights_b_3283461.html 2013-05-16T08:26:46Z 2013-05-16T08:26:50Z Paul Abrams http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-abrams/ The right-wing is screaming at Eric Holder to investigate potential civil rights' violations by IRS officials. He should take them up on their entreaties, and raise the ante by investigating all the voter suppression and intimidation during the 2012 election. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/right-wing">Right-Wing</a>, <a href="/tag/right-to-vote">Right to Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/tile-18-sections-241-and-242">Tile 18 Sections 241 and 242</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/alec">Alec</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-governor">Florida Governor</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/ohio-secretary-of-state">Ohio Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-holder">Eric Holder</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/koch-brothers">Koch Brothers</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/obama-internal-revenue-service_n_3281687.html 2013-05-15T17:52:49Z 2013-05-15T17:31:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeti... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-groups">Conservative Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-internal-revenue-service">Obama Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-elections">Irs Elections</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/fbi-irs-investigation_n_3278230.html 2013-05-15T08:50:27Z 2013-05-15T08:50:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-bureau-of-investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-probe">Irs Probe</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/fbi">Fbi</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-targeting">Tea Party Targeting</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-conservative-groups">Irs Conservative Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party-groups">Irs Tea Party Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/fbi-irs-investigation">Fbi Irs Investigation</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/eric-holder-irs-probe_n_3274022.html 2013-05-14T14:16:39Z 2013-05-14T14:09:43Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-groups">Tea Party Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-holder-irs">Eric Holder Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-probe">Irs Probe</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-holder-irs-probe">Eric Holder Irs Probe</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/eric-holder">Eric Holder</a>, <a href="/tag/ap">Ap</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/mitch-mcconnell-obama_n_3272609.html 2013-05-14T11:29:52Z 2013-05-14T10:39:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ (Updates with quotes from McConnell and Obama, background) By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-irs">Obama Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/mitch-mcconnell-obama">Mitch Mcconnell Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/mitch-mcconnell-irs">Mitch McConnell IRS</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/tea-party-irs_n_3272237.html 2013-05-14T10:07:45Z 2013-05-14T10:07:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, slammed the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups in the lead-up to the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jenny-beth-martin">Jenny Beth Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/jenny-beth-martin-tea-party">Jenny Beth Martin Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-scandal">Irs Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-2012">Irs 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-irs">Tea Party Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jenny-beth-martin-irs">Jenny Beth Martin IRS</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-spataro/dr-jill-stein-gets-person_b_3262973.html 2013-05-13T17:55:39Z 2013-05-13T17:55:47Z Joanne Spataro http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-spataro/ Stein made a full recovery, but she was never the same when it came to how she wanted to run her life. She transitioned from trying to make change as a non-partisan educator and physician to a full-fledged advocate. Ten years later, she entered politics with the Green Party. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jill-stein">Jill Stein</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-rights">Women&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/local-food">Local Food</a>, <a href="/tag/civl-rights-movement">Civl-Rights-Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/green-party">Green Party</a>, <a href="/tag/carotid-artery-dissection">Carotid Artery Dissection</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-reifowitz/if-the-gop-just-keeps-getting-whiter_b_3266165.html 2013-05-13T11:13:07Z 2013-05-13T11:13:15Z Ian Reifowitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-reifowitz/ My hope is that the GOP's leaders read these numbers and adopt both a tone and policy stances that unite rather than divide. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-presidential-election">2012 Presidential Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rush-limbaugh">Rush Limbaugh</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/race">Race</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/voting">Voting</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/michele-bachmann-irs_n_3266274.html 2013-05-13T10:45:59Z 2013-05-13T10:46:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) suggested Sunday that the IRS' targeting of conservative groups during the 2012 presidential campaign undermines the e... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-irs">Obama Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-scandal">Irs Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-irs-scandal">Michele Bachmann Irs Scandal</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-conservative-groups">Irs Conservative Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-irs">Michele Bachmann IRS</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/orrin-hatch-irs_n_3260466.html 2013-05-11T17:09:39Z 2013-05-11T16:09:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - A senior Republican senator condemned the Internal Revenue Service... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/orrin-hatch">Orrin Hatch</a>, <a href="/tag/orrin-hatch-irs">Orrin Hatch Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/irs-tea-party_n_3260286.html 2013-05-11T15:15:50Z 2013-05-11T15:15:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspe... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/doug-shulman">Doug Shulman</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/douglas-shulman">Douglas Shulman</a>, <a href="/tag/douglas-shulman-irs">Douglas Shulman Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-report">IRS Report</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/sarah-palin-irs_n_3259229.html 2013-05-11T10:31:40Z 2013-05-11T10:31:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) took to Facebook Friday night to tear into the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups during th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-tea-party">Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin-irs">Sarah Palin Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin-obama">Sarah Palin Obama</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-p-mcdonald/2012-election-a-failure-t_b_3255221.html 2013-05-10T16:44:44Z 2013-05-10T16:44:44Z Michael P. McDonald http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-p-mcdonald/ Among the most dramatic findings reported in the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey is a large decline in turnout rates among young people. Obama's smaller margin of victory in 2012 was thus partially a turnout story. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voter-mobilization">Voter Mobilization</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-turnout-rate">2012 Turnout Rate</a>, <a href="/tag/youth-vote">Youth Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/battleground-states">Battleground States</a>, <a href="/tag/current-population-survey">Current Population Survey</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/pollster-analysis">Pollster Analysis</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/10/white-house-irs-tea-party_n_3254995.html 2013-05-10T16:13:10Z 2013-05-10T16:13:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON &mdash; The White House says it was inappropriate for the Internal Revenue Service to target tea party groups for additional reviews during... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/taxes">Taxes</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house">White House</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house-irs-tea-party">White House Irs Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-apology">Irs Apology</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house-irs">White House Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/tax-exempt">Tax Exempt</a>, <a href="/tag/white-house-irs-inappropriate">White House Irs Inappropriate</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/10/tea-party-targeting_n_3254748.html 2013-05-10T16:43:19Z 2013-05-10T14:48:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ * IRS official apologizes for "inappropriate" targeting of groups * Conservative groups' applications got closer scrutiny ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/internal-revenue-service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-irs">Gop Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-targeting">Tea Party Targeting</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-conservative-groups">Irs Conservative Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/irs-gop">Irs Gop</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/black-voter-surge-spells-even-more-woe_b_3252920.html 2013-05-10T11:40:39Z 2013-05-10T11:40:42Z Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/ The black vote is and will remain a foundation of the Democratic Party in key states. And the increased number of black voters and their willingness to go to the polls poses a mortal threat to break the GOP's grip in the South. This can only add to the GOP's woes. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/census">Census</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/black-voters">Black Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/vote-suppression">Vote Suppression</a>, <a href="/tag/white-voters">White Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>