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This scandal of the IRS<\/a> targeting conservative organizations for audit is making conspiracy theorists seem less kooky. Combine that with John McCain talking about Benghazi<\/a> today and trust in government may come to an all-time low. Which is pretty low already, right? Can we fall off the floor?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"