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House votes ex-IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress

House votes ex-IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution finding former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about her alleged role in the tax agency's tax-exempt targeting controversy.

IRS planned to crack down on Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS before scandal blew up

IRS planned to crack down on Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS before scandal blew up

A GOP-led House committee voted Wednesday to seek criminal charges against former IRS official Lois Lerner, who used to run the IRS division in charge of tax-exempt groups. In a party-line vote, the committee accused Lerner of unfairly targeting the applications of conservative groups and misleading the Treasury inspector general, which was auditing the IRS based on allegations of bias against conservative groups.