Conservatives suspect audit by IRS is price of opposing Clinton policies.(Nation)

Washington Times, The, April, 1997 by Scarborough, Rowan

To conservatives who suspect the Internal Revenue Service is out to get them, the parallel stories of Fortress America and Public Citizen only buttress their view. Both are tax-exempt groups subject to varying rules under the tax code. But in the world of Washington opinion-shaping, the two could not be more different.

Founded by the Ralph Nader, Public Citizen is a left-leaning conglomeration with a $9.5 million annual budget. During a 25-year history, it has lobbied lawmakers, indoctrinated the public and targeted congressional members. Fortress America is a right-leaning advocacy group spending about $400,000 in its first year. It lobbies one issue - a United Nations "takeover" of the U.S. military. In the process, fund-raising letters skewer...