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Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups

By Paul Bedard
Published June 27, 2013 4:00am ET
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Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups
A protester holds a sign while participating in a Tea Party rally against the IRS at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | Mark Wilson

Refuting Democratic suggestions that progressive groups were also swept up in the IRS probe of the tax status of Tea Party organizations, the Treasury Department’s inspector general has revealed that just six progressive groups were targeted compared to 292 conservative groups.

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