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          need not address whether the costs claimed by petitioner are                
          reasonable or whether petitioner unreasonably protracted the                
          administrative and litigation proceedings.                                  
               For all of the above reasons, we hold that petitioner is not           
          entitled to administrative and litigation costs pursuant to                 
          section 7430.                                                               
               To reflect the foregoing,                                              
                                                       An appropriate order           
                                                  will be issued, and                 
                                                  decision will be entered            
                                                  under Rule 155.                     
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