Both have been called out for their roles in the housing bubble but their absence during much of the implementation of the financial overhaul will further light a fire under a growing resistance to reform.

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The IRS is to play a central role in the implementation of that health-care overhaul, overseeing a series of tax credits and penalties that buttress the law's provisions helping and requiring Americans to get health coverage.

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