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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Giving the gift of prosperity

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John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama’s IRS nominee John Koskinen vows to restore public trust in agency

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks with MSNBC's Chris Matthews during a break in the taping of an interview for the "Hardball with Chris Matthews" show, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at American University in Washington. The show will are later Thursday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

CURL: Obama tells a whopper on IRS scandal

By Joseph Curl

Host President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, arrive at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

EDITORIAL: IRS doubles down

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama speaks about the new health care law during a White House Youth Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama downplays IRS scandal, blames Obamacare rollout on ‘outdated’ agencies

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

IRS database update’s costs rise

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, is shown. The Obama administration, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, launched a bid to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort is an attempt to reduce the role of loosely regulated big-money political outfits like GOP political guru Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS and the pro-Obama Priorities USA. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department said they want to prohibit such groups from using "candidate-related political activity" like running ads, registering voters or distributing campaign literature as activities that qualify them to be tax-exempt "social welfare" organizations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Golden Hammer: IRS missing out on late-fee payday, inspector says

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the "SelectUSA Investment Summit" conference in Washington. For years, President Barack Obama&#8217;s personal favorability ratings served as a political firewall that sustained him through an economic recession, grueling fights with congressional Republicans, and the grind of a re-election campaign. But after a rough start to Obama&#8217;s second term, Americans increasingly view the president unfavorably. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s veiled threat

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KEENE: Something rotten at the IRS

By David Keene

** FILE ** In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Issa: FBI impeding inquiry into IRS targeting of conservative groups

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Bitcoin tokens are pictured in Sandy, Utah, on April 3, 2013. (Associated Press)

RAHN: From protector to destroyer

By Richard W. Rahn

** FILE ** Acting Internal Revenue Service chief Danny Werfel. (Associated Press)

IRS moves to clean up scandal of tea party targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to hurl stones at Israeli soldiers, not seen, during clashes in the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, near Nablus, Saturday, March 20, 2010. A Palestinian teenager was killed during clashes with Israeli troops in Iraq Burin, medical officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

EDITORIAL: Beating the IRS

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This photo taken March 22, 2013, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The IRS issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds last year to people using stolen identities, with some of the money going to addresses in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Ireland, according to a Treasury report released Thursday. The IRS sent a total of 655 tax refunds to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 refunds went to a lone address in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Probe finds money-saving technology leaves IRS vulnerable to hacking

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2013, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama's fiscal 2014 federal budget. (Associated Press)

Issa to subpoena Treasury Secretary Lew over tea party targeting

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse.

Golden Hammer: Erroneous IRS tax credits for improvements build up to billions

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

**FILE** David Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries, attends a meeting of the Economic Club of New York on April 11, 2011. (Associated Press)

Watchdog group seeks action against Koch brothers’ group

By Alex Hopkins - The Washington Times

President Obama defends the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall as doubts rise about his pledge,"if you like your plan, you can keep it." Millions of Americans are starting to lose their health care coverage. (Associated Press)

Obama loses confidence of Americans; survey shows worst rating yet

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Hunter for The Washington Times

ABRAMS: Income tax turns 100

By Burton Abrams

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RAHN: Looking for lucre in all the wrong places

By Richard W. Rahn