"The Real Problem at the IRS | Commentary"

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2. "American Action Network" fourth paragraph on the first page.

"Under these circumstances, it is understandable that IRS agents would have been concerned about whether many of these newly minted groups were in fact political parties and therefore not entitled to 501(c)(4) status. It is noteworthy that IRS officials made no effort to stymie the efforts of clearly conservative groups to register as 501(c)(4)s. One of the largest, the American Action Network, headed by former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, sped through the approval process in less than six weeks, and the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity — which had a strong presence in 2010 but is now defunct — had its application approved in less than a month."