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White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Carney announced that President Obama will meet with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. at the White House Wednesday afternoon to discuss comprehensive immigration reform, and will meet with Treasury Department officials to discuss the IRS. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Breakdown of IRS scandal report

Last updated Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 1:57pm

WASHINGTON — What are the key takeaways from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report on the Internal Revenue Service’s decision to subject conservative groups to heightened scrutiny? We read the report so you didn’t have to, and here are the top five, plus a bonus question:

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Oversight Committee. The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS targeted groups critical of government

Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

Last updated Monday, May 13, 2013 - 9:44am

WASHINGTON — At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their name but also nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans about the U.S. Constitution, according to documents in an audit conducted by the agency’s inspector general.

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Mike Lee one of 3 to vote against Jewell's Interior nomination

Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

Last updated Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 5:58pm

WASHINGTON — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Sally Jewell’s nomination to become the next head of the Interior Department by a vote of 19 to 3 Thursday, after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar agreed to look again at whether to allow a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

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Bishop has reservations over proposed Interior chief

Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

Last updated Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 11:20am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) chief executive Sally Jewell to head the Interior Department, praising her as a leader who “knows the link between conservation and good jobs.”

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Hunting bill held up by GOP budget concerns

Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post

Last updated Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 7:35am

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan conservation bill remained in limbo this week, as Senate Republicans and Democrats worked to resolve GOP objections over the measure’s budgetary implications.

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