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Troubling, even if it was a little amusing, but beyond that the report -- you cut through all the bureaucratic language and it's pretty blistering. the people who did this in cincinnati, the determinations unit, didn't even understand what the rules were for tax-exempt organizations. the report says that -- on multiple -- in multiple passages, and these are the people making these decisions. the inappropriate criteria using tea party, tea party-like names in it lasts for 18 months. the high level officials bork aware of this and try to change the criteria. they are being asked multiple questio...

Cincinnati on their own, but the idea that government bureaucrats operate is a vacuum without knowledge of where the political winds are blowing is a myth. we thought multiple occasions about if war when cia was shaping intelligence what the white house wanted to hear. now, in this case, i'm not equating the two, but there is a parallel. everybody who after citizens united, a lot of people were concerned about the abuse of 501c4s and those organizations to pump big money into the electoral process. the president denounced it. leading democrats in congress announced it, then after the 2010 elec...

Systematically targeting conservative groups. your government doing that to you as an american citizen exercising first amendment rights to be involved in groups you want to be involved in. that is unconscionable and went on for a couple years and systematically using those words to find people. let's remember. this is not just some low level staffer at the irs in cincinnati's office. the tea party groups around the country were targeted. we've had complaints from everyone. that's why congressman issa and i sent a letter and that is why next week you'll get the report from the inspector genera...

Almost a third of the state 1.6 million people have already voted. >> tracie potts there for us in cincinnati. let's turn to nbc's mike taibbi in colorado where polls are showing the candidates in a dead heat. here's how important both sides think that colorado and its nine electoral could be. counting the running mates, the romney and obama teams have made 42 separate visits to the state. the polls call it virtually deadlocked. the latest wall street journal poll calling it 48-48. good news for republicans, early voting huge in colorado 1.7 million votes already cast, more self-identified rep...

Dinner and mayor booker, notable because of the public spat after white house and pooker, who thinks that attacks on mitt romney's business record is nauseating. mitt romney could be raising money in chicago. then there will be a rally with his own economic speech in a manufacturing plant in cincinnati. >> steve: thank you for the live report. president in cincinnati and mitt romney in cleveland. they are in ohio because it is a swing state and a battle ground state. a new poll shows when it comes to the swing independent voters, the president of the united states has an uphill battle. right n...