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White House Says President Hasn't Talked About Intern 'Spy' Accusations On Capitol Hill

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Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) and "CAIR intern" Dave Marshall, aka Chris Gaubatz

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TPM asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs during his briefing today about the Republicans who claim the Council on American Islamic Relations planted Muslim spies on Capitol Hill.

When we asked if President Obama was aware of the Republican charges, which have not moved an inch since they first announced the claims last week, Gibbs demurred.


"I have -- I have not heard the -- the president talked about this, nor have -- have I discussed it," Gibbs said.

Pressed further, Gibbs added: "I have not heard anybody here talking about it."

We've also been after Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) for a comment, since he was the first Muslim elected to Congress (in 2006) and he's faced scrutiny from people questioning his intentions because of his religion. No response yet.

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October 19, 2009 6:38 PM   

Here is Myrick's original Wake Up America Media Packet on this:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13392735/Congresswoman-Sue-Myricks-Wake-Up-America-Agenda

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October 20, 2009 10:52 AM   

The most recent CAIR 990 in the Guidestar and 990 Finder databases in 2006. If it hasn't done so already, CAIR ought to file its 2007 and 2008 990s pronto.

My understanding that is that CAIR changed its tax status from 501(c)(4) to 501(c)(3) subsequent to 2006. The 501(c)(3) status allows contributors to CAIR to deduct contributions on their income taxes.

The change in status comes with restrictions on the amount of money that can be spent on certain activities such as lobbying.

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