In Today’s Times
- The Internal Revenue Service’s scrutiny of small-government groups applying for tax-exempt status seems to have been an overtly ideological search for applicants seeking to “make America a better place to live†or “criticize how the country is being run,†Jonathan Weisman and Matthew L. Wald report. A lengthy investigation from the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration is set for release this week.
-  The State Department board review of last year’s attack on a diplomatic outpost in Libya has become a focus as Republican lawmakers investigate the Obama administration’s handling of the episode, but board members decided it was not necessary to question Hillary Rodham Clinton, the secretary of state at the time, because the responsibility lay below her level, Peter Baker reports.
- Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, has solicited sizable donations from private entities as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign to ensure the success of President Obama’s health care law, Robert Pear reports. Senate Republicans are raising questions about the legality of her efforts, with one lawmaker saying that he would ask the Government Accountability Office to examine the propriety of the fund-raising efforts.
 Happening in Washington
- President Obama will meet with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain at the White House, followed by a joint news conference in the Rose Garden.
