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Of thousands of americans on a government web site. no kidding. steve centanni is live in washington with more. so, steve, how did this mistake happen, and, in fact, how did we find out about it? >> reporter: well, gregg, the irs requires nonprofit political groups to make financial disclosures, and that information is posted for the public to see. now, the problem is some social security numbers were not redacted or removed from those forms before they went up on the irs web site. the watchdog ...

Jon: well, "happening now," another black eye for the good ol irs. the group, public resource.org, reports that the tax agency, battling scandal or should we say scandals, posted thousands of social security numbers on a government website apparently by mistake. steve centanni has that. he is live in washington. steve? >> reporter: hi, jon. an embarrassing and illegal breach of privacy for an agency already under heavy fire. it all happened because the irs requires nonprofit political groups to ...