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To: greatplains_guy who wrote (65178)	5/20/2013 10:36:28 PM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

The White House’s shifting IRS account By REID J. EPSTEIN \| 5/20/13 6:41 PM EDT The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago. Press secretary Jay Carney said again that no one had told President Barack Obama ahead of the first news reports: not his top aide McDonough, nor his chief counsel Kathy Ruemmler, nor anyone from the Treasury Department. <span style="font-size:1.3em;"> Monday’s revelation amounts to the fifth iteration </span> the Obama administration’s account of events, after initially saying that the White House had first learned of the controversy from the press. ( PHOTOS: 10 slams on the IRS) Republicans said they were on the lookout for the next installment in the White House’s ever-shifting narrative. Here’s how the White House account has evolved: Read more: politico.com