AMID ACCUSATIONS THAT THE I-R-S TARGETED CONSERVATIVE GROUPS WHO APPLIED FOR NON-PROFIT STATUS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE TEA PARTY SAYS HIS GROUP WAS ONE OF THEM. RICK HARBAUGH SAYS THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE DONE WHEN THEY SENT IN THE PAPERWORK IN 2009, BUT IN LATE 2011 THEY GOT A REQUEST FOR EMAILS, NEWSLETTERS AND LISTS OF MEMBERS AND DONORS. HARBAUGH SAYS THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL. ON MONDAY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS CONDEMNED THE SCRUTINY AND PROMISED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
