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Then-IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Lois Lerner, IRS official in tea party scandal, forced out for ‘neglect of duties’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

IRS spied on tea party after granting tax-exempt status

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Raul R. Labrador says his proposed legislation, which has 30 co-sponsors, would ensure that individuals who want to donate to a church that holds to the traditional teaching on marriage would not see their donations challenged by the IRS. (Associated Press)

Bill aims to shield religious freedoms from taxman

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status, was put on administrative leave after she declared her innocence but refused to answer congressional questions about the targeting. (Associated Press)

IRS officials thought Obama wanted crackdown on tea party groups, worried about negative press

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Thursday, March 8, 2012, file photo, Tina Brown attends the Women in the World Summit 2012 in New York. Brown, the editor who oversaw the merger of Newsweek and The Daily Beast website, announced Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, that she is parting ways with the company. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Tina Brown’s high-profile foundation big on celebrities — short on charity

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

An American bald eagle (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Wrap: From Lois Lerner’s incriminating emails to eagle-killing wind farms, the week that was

The Washington Times

Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status, was put on administrative leave after she declared her innocence but refused to answer congressional questions about the targeting. (Associated Press)

Emails show IRS’ Lois Lerner specifically targeted tea party

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Donald Trump speaks at the 124th Annual Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Novi, Mich., on May 21, 2013. (Associated Press/The Detroit News)

IRS spent $10,000 to make parody of Trump’s ‘Apprentice’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin pauses while organizing the start of an Election Day demonstration on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 2, 2010. (Associated Press)

IRS continues to hound Tea Party Patriots, demands more data for tax-exempt status

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Country heading in wrong direction

The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RIDDELL: Rooting out federal contracting fraud

By Kelly Riddell

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

SCANLON: The other IRS scandal

By Terrence Scanlon

**FILE** The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press)

Atheists incensed after IRS grants them tax exemption as religious group

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, said the IRS scandal shows an agency that doesn't have good rules for keeping political organizations from operating as tax-exempt social welfare organizations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Suit says IRS behind the times

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press)

IRS may be breaking software copyright laws, audit finds

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration: Tea Party neck tie by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

FEULNER: Targeting the Tea Party

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

"America Tonight," a prime-time news show hosted by former CNN anchor Joie Chen, is among the flagship programming on Al-Jazeera America, which debuted August 20, 2013. (Photo by Jennifer Harper/The Washington Times)

Inside the Beltway: Al-Jazeera America arrives

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obamacare would further empower IRS

The Washington Times

“It’s an invitation for our side. ... You have to be careful. If you talk about taxes, [Republicans] run for the hills. But if you talk about revenue and tax reform, they sit still for that conversation.” - Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The bully in the U.S. Senate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES