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Justice to investigate IRS targeting of tea party

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Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington Tuesday. Holder said he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny.

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The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party groups for extra scrutiny over whether they qualified for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday.