Mr Bush has right-wingers at every level of his administration, with particular concentrations in the vice-president's office, the Office of Management and Budget, the Justice Department and the White House counsel's office.

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And you don't tell anybody in the office of counsel in the White House?

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And has the administration sought at all the opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel at Department of Justice, as to how closely or whether or not the White House is in compliance with the War Powers Act?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters the White House Counsel's Office was told during the week of April 22 that the inspector general for tax administration was wrapping up an investigation of the issue.

WSJ: Chiefs at IRS Knew of Targeting

Peter Ferrara is director of entitlement and budget policy for the Institute for Policy Innovation and general counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, formerly serving in the White House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Re The White House Assault Against Kenneth Starr Remember, the independent counsel did not involve his office in this latest round of allegations until he had received the green light from three federal judges and the President's own Attorney General.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Week of April 22: White House counsel learns that the inspector general is finishing a report about the IRS office in Cincinnati, which handles tax-exempt applications, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.

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