In Nebraska, wealthy businessman Joe Ricketts used his money to create a super PAC that supported state Sen. Deb Fischer in the GOP Senate primary. Fischer was not the frontrunner, but she managed to make a late push and won the primary earlier this month.
The near-term danger for Republicans involves libertarians, who could redefine the GOP in a way that would cripple, or even fracture, the party.
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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