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On March 25, 1999, Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Fred Thompson(R-TN) introduced S. 746, the Regulatory Improvement Act of 1999.

I.r.s. to do more. senators levin said basically why is the i.r.s. being so passive? al franken and schumer threatened the i.r.s. with legislation if they didnt act. go ahead. >> yeah, this is a political issue. how can it not be a political issue. for no other reason than you talk about the tax except status for the organizations that identify themselves politically. whether this is a one-sided witch hunt, how far back to washington this goes. a lot of that remains to be seen. ills rather unfor...

Jury, then, yes, i would be fully in favor of a special prosecutor, because that is the best way to investigate crime. its not congress, its with a grand jury and a prosecutor and some agents. jenna: weve heard from some republicans on this, obviously. now were learning new details about letters from high-ranking democrats that may shed more light on this case. fox business networks elizabeth macdonald has more on all of this. what letters? who sent letters to the irs, liz? >> yeah, its good to ...

A big with political problem not just for the president, but for the country overall. where do you stand on this issue, senator? at this point in time? and have you changed your thoughts at all about gitmo? >> heres where i stand on gitmo. ive been to gitmo. i was a prosecutor before this. its a top rate detention facility, and the people there have the right, obviously, to consult with a lawyer, see the red cross, practice their religion. and so i believe that when terrorists are captured, they...

Of key points worth emphasizing. this letter sent to president obama was intercepted at an of a site facility as you just mentioned. it was identified yesterday. it went through preliminary tests. it went through a number of test to identify what that suspicious substance was. ever since september 11th, this has been the protocol that letters are sent to off site facilities before they come anywhere close to the white house, as you mentioned. there were also letters sent to capitol hill to senat...

Intelligence, i suspect thats minimal. >> do you think we should have done something like others have suggested we should have bombed it even though it was on their territory, that we should have sent a stealth fighter in -- >> the reasons that are classified, that would be very difficult to do. >> senator, i know theres a lot of fighting right now on the hill. you in particular are concerned about agreements that are being forged thats would permit in the defense authorization bill would permit...

Deal. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> they sold that [ bleep ] deal. >> there you have it. we counted at least 13 uses of the word during todays goldman sachs hearing. senators levin and mccaskill. saying they were quoting an internal goldman sachs memo. by the way, the hits keep coming. the word which rhymes with "ditty" has been used many more times since we did our count. tonights big bad number." up next, an arizona sheriff who supports the states new immigration law, well try to ex...

[ bleep ] deal. >> [ bleep ] deal. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> they sold that [ bleep ] deal. >> there you have it. we counted at least 13 uses of the word during todays goldman sachs hearing. senators levin and mccaskill. by the way, the hits keep coming. the words which rhymes with ditty has been used many more times since we did our count. tonights big bad number." up next, an arizona sheriff who supports the states new immigration law, well try to explain how you stop employers fr...