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FreedomWorks tea party group nearly falls apart in fight between old and new guard - The Washington Post
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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.
Richard K. Armey, the groups chairman and a former House majority leader, walked into the groups Capitol Hill offices with his wife, Susan, and an aide holstering a handgun at his waist. The aim was to seize control of the group and expel Armeys enemies: The gun-wielding assistant escorted FreedomWorks top two employees off the premises, while Armey suspended several others who broke down in sobs at the news.
The coup lasted all of six days. By Sept. 10, Armey was gone with a promise of $8 million and the five ousted employees were back.
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