IRS commissioner quits over conservative tax scrutiny

[Gerald]

Demand for the paper on the table,pronto!

The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced.Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked for and accepted the resignation of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller, he said.

"I will do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again," Mr Obama told news media.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22549339

Note: 16 May 2013 Last updated at 00:35 GMT