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How much of a voice will the Tea Party have in the House?
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Somewhat after the fact, the Department of the Treasury's Inspector General for Tax Administration released its report detailing the "inappropriate criteria" used by the IRS to filter applications for non-profit status. Or, in English: here's why the IRS apologized to the Tea Party last Friday. But it owes an apology to a lot of other groups, too.
How much of a voice will the Tea Party have in the House?
Are they reaching out or just throwing a bone?
Bloggers point out that the Constitution is OK with that
The Washington Post tries to contact every single activist group and finds very little actual activism.
Tea Party sympathizers don't appreciate the sentiment
Why is it so hard to understand what the Tea Party's about?
When music legends and outraged Republicans join forces
A new survey finds a striking resemblance to the prominent evangelical faction
Adorable little dogs somehow become a states' rights battleground
In their own words: what they care about and why the Forefathers matter
Thousands gathered for an event many deemed more religious than political
Also, that Tea Partier is a fake, he says
Forewarned is forearmed
Or should fundraisers blame the awful economy?
Keith Olbermann takes stock of Tuesday's races
"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of this movement"
The civil rights group admonishes the movement for tolerating bigotry
Martin Luther King "is the exact antithesis of what they represent and what they`re saying in the Tea Party."
Politico reporters to the media: "Yes!"
They're more mainstream than you may have thought
She's "not what the Tea Party is about at this point"
"Thus far, the discussions have been exploratory"
Or a pariah?
Just the guys next door, according to recent poll
Not quite Gin and Juice
See the full video that kicked off a Sunday debate
They're more diverse than MSNBC's lineup--which doesn't say much
Tinderboxes don't get any drier than this
Between the grassroots and elites, things have been a bit tense
The MSNBC host coolly condemns the movement in a 9-minute monologue
Another leading conservative tells Tea Party colleagues they're not welcome
Why does it persist?
It's about much more than just Sarah Palin
"Where's the Birth Certificate?" asks Joseph Farah
The beginning of something big, or a bust?
Even skeptics and foes marvel at the movement's clout
The D.C. fire department pegged 9/12 turnout in the tens of thousands--the largest conservative protest since Obama has been in office. Why the argument?
Republicans highlight the best parts and anticipate the criticisms
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