Reports: Irs Eyes Rubio's Spending ; Gop Credit Card Use at Issue

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The IRS reportedly is investigating conservative Senate candidate Marco Rubio's use of a Republican Party credit card while he was Florida's House speaker, adding new intrigue to the closely watched GOP primary that for weeks has revolved around the fate of Republican Gov. Charlie Crist's bid for the Senate seat.

Reports by the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald say that the Internal Revenue Service is looking into whether Mr. Rubio, along with former Florida Republican Chairman Jim Greer and former state GOP Executive Director Delmar Johnson, personally benefited by charging personal expenses on their state-party-issued American Express cards.

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Reports: Irs Eyes Rubio's Spending ; Gop Credit Card Use at Issue

The IRS opened the case involving Mr. Rubio, the leading Republican candidate for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, to determ...

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