The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that three Congressional Republicans, all members of the House Ways and Means Committee, have asked the IRS to investigate whether the AARP abused its tax-exempt status by lobbying for the new health-care law when it stood to profit from one of the law’s provisions.  The report is worth a glance, if only for its amusingly inflammatory graphics.  Two Ways and Means subcommittees will hold a hearing on Friday.

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