Dick Armey

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The "Smoking Gun" Memo That Triggered the FreedomWorks FeudThe "Smoking Gun" Memo That Triggered the FreedomWorks Feud
	Mon Jan 07, 2013 \| motherjones.com A contract drafted for FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe sparked Dick Armey's departure from the tea party group.

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	Tue Dec 25, 2012 \| washingtonpost.com The day after Labor Day, just as campaign season was entering its final frenzy, FreedomWorks, the Washington-based tea party organization, went into free fall.

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	Mon Dec 03, 2012 \| motherjones.com In a move not publicly announced, former Rep. Dick Armey, the folksy conservative leader, has resigned as chairman of FreedomWorks, one of the main political outfits of the...

Dick Armey Scandals & Controversies

Armey Brings in Armed Assistant to Stage a Coup
Dick Armey
Dec 26 2012
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Dick Armey apparently brought in an armed assistant to the Freedomworks headquarters to escort employees that he no longer wanted to work with out the door. Mr. Armey has denied any wrong doing and said that he was unaware that his assistant was armed.
FreedomWorks Money Laundering Scandal
FreedomWorks
Dec 20 2012
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Over six weeks that began in late September, using two newly formed companies with no other apparent purpose, William S. Rose III gave more than $12 million to FreedomWorks. The donations made Rose’s companies among the biggest corporate donors of the election cycle. The $12 million is now under investigation to see if the money was laundered through shadow companies or if in campaign laws were violated with the donations.