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A sign that reads, "SpyRS IRS" leans against a mans leg at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Tea party members gather for a rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013, photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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

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** FILE ** Cliff Toye, of Tabernacle, holds a sign as he stands with others outside Internal Revenue Service offices Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cherry Hill, N.J., during a tea party rally protesting extra IRS scrutiny of conservative groups. The Internal Revenue Service gave extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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B. Todd Jones, nominated to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faces a claim that he retaliated against a whistleblower. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Smithfield Foods, the top pork producer in the U.S., has planned a $4.7 billion buyout from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. (Associated Press)

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We can always close the barn door later. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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Construction is underway on the infrastructure of a multiacre housing development in Zelienople, Pa., on Monday, May 6, 2013. For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months, according to reports on Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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First lady Michelle Obama is said to be staying in the $3,300-per-night Princess Grace Suite at the five-star Shelbourne Dublin, a Renaissance Hotel, during her visit to the Irish capital. (The Shelbourne Dublin, a Renaissance Hotel, website)