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By Luke JohnsonThe Huffington Post Spending cuts have left the IRS shuttered Friday as it faces a controversy over the targeting of tea party groups.
The furloughs were put in place due to sequestration, automatic cuts included in the Budget Control Act of 2011. The Environmental Protection…