http://bigstory.ap.org/article/irs-apologizes-targeting-conservative-groupsThe part where my bullshit detector went off was this:
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IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for additional reviews because they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their exemption applications, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups. In some cases, groups were asked for lists of donors, which violates IRS policy in most cases, she said.
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Lerner said the practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati and was not motivated by political bias.