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New IRS scandal revives past allegations against agency

The IRS's admission it targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny has drawn political condemnation but it isn't the first, second or third time the agency has been accused of playing fast and loose with the law.The latest scandal has revived past allegations of partisan behavior at the IRS, with some lawmakers as well as the alleged victims calling for those complaints to now get a second look. The unresolved cases include claims of media leaks on private donor information during last year's presidential race and other instances of political profiling."This whole episode reinforces and confirms the American people's worst fears about big government run amok," Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told Fox News. "The startling revelations give real credibility to numerous reports over the last year that the IRS 'inadvertently' released donor information from conservative groups -- and that information ended up in the hands of political opponents," Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., who is pressing the...

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