No ‘smidgen of corruption’? Lois Lerner still silent on damning Tea Party email [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/441231015873220608
In a shocking (read: not remotely shocking) turn of events, this morning, IRS official Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Oversight Committee:
http://twitter.com/#!/AP/status/441226185973198848
Hold up, Ms. Lerner. President Obama told us there was “not even a smidgen of corruption” in the IRS.
http://twitter.com/#!/hale_razor/status/441221864870797312
http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/441233117232504832
http://twitter.com/#!/NumbersMuncher/status/441232854429597696
http://twitter.com/#!/MaydnUSA/status/441233654635712512
The hearing only lasted about 15 minutes — which means we’ll have to wait to learn more about this little gem:
http://twitter.com/#!/gretawire/status/441232278383890432
http://twitter.com/#!/gretawire/status/441232371296133120
“Tea Party matter very dangerous”? Call us crazy, but it doesn’t really seem kosher for an IRS bigwig to be writing stuff like that.
http://twitter.com/#!/JedediahBila/status/441232579056787456
http://twitter.com/#!/seanagnew/status/441232441026838528
http://twitter.com/#!/LisaHorne/status/441232952928645120
She’s gonna try her best.
http://twitter.com/#!/KemberleeKaye/status/441233958160711681


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Sepp Blatter Steps Down from IOC

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Football fans the world over continue to be transfixed by the slow evolution of FIFA as President of the worlds most powerful private sports organization, as Sepp Blatter stepped down from his position on the International… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/sepp-blatter-steps-down-from-ioc/ #Blatter, #IOC, #Pinkowski, #Corruption, #FIFA