This is a huge embarrassment for the IRS and likely to make it more difficult for the agency to police groups that have stepped over the political line.

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Following his first failed leadership bid Mr Clarke headed to the backbenches, where he largely vanished from the front line of the national political scene, with some company directorships and other pursuits helping to occupy his time.

BBC: Profile: Kenneth Clarke

The bottom line is that the two political parties are deeply polarized.

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