The Associated Press reports the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.

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SF Gate reports that conservatives and Tea Party activists at lively celebrations in the Bay Area say they're beginning to be recognized as something else as the 2012 elections loom: a mainstream movement.

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Sacramento Bee reports that thousands attended a Tea Party rally on Sunday, September 12th in McClellan Park near Sacramento. It was one of three Tea Party rallies staged that day, with others in St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

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In normal times, political institutions generally reflect the members they serve. In theory, a legislative body reflects the combined wisdom and experience of its elected representatives. And those representatives, again in theory, reflect the views of the citizens who elected them. The same can be said of virtually any organization, whether a labor union or a political party.

But every now and then, those in the leadership positions of political institutions, for whatever reason, become disconnected with the very people they purport to represent.  Read more >>