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On the recordMay 14, 2013
They fired the IRS commissioner swiftly, but more than that, they also did it out of anger.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen comments on the swift firing of the IRS commissioner by the Obama administration and the implications of that action.

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