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Ohio Tea Party Members Going To D.C.

Some Ohio conservative activists who say they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service when they applied for tax-exempt status are heading to Washington as federal investigations widen.The Justice Department is opening a criminal probe, and several congressional hearings are planned. Several Ohioans plan to attend a Washington news conference Thursday and sit in on a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday. They include leaders of the Portage County and Liberty Township tea parties.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.