Tuesday, February 26, 2008
(02-26) 16:36 PST New York (AP) --
The IRS is investigating the United Church of Christ over a speech Barack Obama gave to its national meeting last year after he became a candidate for president.
Obama is a member of the church.
A spokesman for the denomination says it received notice of the inquiry on Monday.
The IRS says there is reason to believe the speech violated restrictions on political activity for nonprofit groups. The denomination denies any wrongdoing.
Church officials say they had consulted with lawyers before the Democrat's June 2007 speech and made clear before Obama's address that he was speaking as a church member, not a political candidate.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/26/politics/p163622S12.DTL
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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