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Treasury officials were told of IRS inquiry in June 2012

Associated Press

5/17/13AP DATASTREAM TEST

WASHINGTON — Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was an inquiry  …

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