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Sharyl Attkisson / CBS News:
Diplomat: U.S. Special Forces told “you can't go” to Benghazi during attacks — The deputy of slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens has told congressional investigators that a team of Special Forces prepared to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks was forbidden …
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The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Former deputy chief of mission in Libya: U.S. military assets told to stand down
Former deputy chief of mission in Libya: U.S. military assets told to stand down
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The Daily Caller and Wake up America
Jamie Dettmer / The Daily Beast:
Al Qaeda Headquarters in Libya
Al Qaeda Headquarters in Libya
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Weasel Zippers, Via Meadia and Hot Air
Thomas Ott / Plain Dealer:
Berry, DeJesus, Knight found alive, police source confirms — Cheers as Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus, MIchelle Knight found alive — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Long-missing Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight have been found alive. — Berry called police Monday afternoon and frantically told …
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Arlington County Newsroom:
Crime Report: May 6, 2013 — SEXUAL BATTERY, 05/05/13, 500 block of S. 23rd Street. On May 5 at 12:35 am, a drunken male subject approached a female victim in a parking lot and grabbed her breasts and buttocks. The victim fought the suspect off as he attempted to touch her again and alerted police.
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Arlington, Va.:
Air Force Officer Accused of Sexual Battery — The Chief of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response branch of the U.S. Air Force was arrested and charged with sexual battery in Arlington over the weekend. — Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski is accused of fondling a woman in a Crystal City parking lot early Sunday morning.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Reid calls Sen. Cruz a ‘schoolyard bully’ — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called freshman GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a “schoolyard bully” during a contentious exchange Monday on the Senate floor. — The two senators bickered as Cruz rose to object to Reid's motion …
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Mediaite, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Huckabee: Benghazi will drive Obama from office — Mike Huckabee on Monday predicted that President Barack Obama won't finish out his second term in light of the “cover-up” of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the former Arkansas governor called the affair “more serious than Watergate.”
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The Plum Line, The Lonely Conservative and The Week
Sara Fischer / CNN:
NRA has record conference turnout, new president — Washington (CNN) - The National Rifle Association said Monday they saw a record number of attendees at their annual meeting in Houston last weekend with 86,228 attending, up almost 15,000 from last year's annual meeting in St. Louis …
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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Sarah Palin's appearance at the National Rifle Association convention is perfect for phony ‘patriots’
Sarah Palin's appearance at the National Rifle Association convention is perfect for phony ‘patriots’
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
None Dare Call It Treason
None Dare Call It Treason
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The Impolitic, The Huffington Post, Harry's Place, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones and msnbc.com
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Mediaite Learns: 'Vast Majority Of National Advertisers Now Refuse To Air Ads During Limbaugh's Show' — As we reported earlier this morning, Rush Limbaugh is allegedly in the midst of a battle with Cumulus Media, the distributor of his radio show. The company's CEO has blamed ad revenue losses …
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Associated Press:
Newspaper: NJ gov. had secret weight loss surgery — TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight at the urging of his family. — The father of four agreed to the surgery, in which a tube was placed around his stomach …
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Riehl World News
The Times:
David Cameron's attempts at renegotiation will be inconsequential - we must leave — David Cameron has promised that in four years time the British people will be given the opportunity to decide in a referendum whether this country should leave the European Union.
FBI:
Suspect Buford Rogers Arrested in Montevideo … special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in conjunction with the Montevideo Police Department; the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Minnesota State Highway Patrol …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Hillary Clinton — culpable for Benghazi from beginning to end — When it first became clear that the CIA's Benghazi talking points had been altered, many of us viewed the White House as the prime suspect. After all, it served President Obama's political purposes to claim …
Dr Christopher Kent / rba.gov.au:
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision — At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent, effective 8 May 2013. — The global economy is likely to record growth a little below trend this year, before picking up next year.
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Business Insider and BBC
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Chambliss sinks hole-in-one during golf round with Obama — Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) hit a rare hole-in-one while golfing with President Obama and two other senators on Monday. — Chambliss's office said the shot happened on the 11th hole at the Joint Base Andrews course in Maryland.
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Politico and Weasel Zippers
ag.ny.gov:
A.G. Schneiderman To Sue Wells Fargo & Bank Of America For Violating National Mortgage Settlement — Attorney General Has Documented Hundreds Of Cases Of Homeowners Put At Risk By Banks' Violations Of Settlement Terms — Schneiderman: The Terms Of The Settlement Are Clear And They Will Be Enforced In New York State
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msnbc.com, naked capitalism, BBC and The Raw Story
Talking Points Memo:
World's First 3D-Printed Gun Successfully Fired In Texas (VIDEO) — A new age of warfare appears to be upon us. — The world's first 3D-printed gun, called “the Liberator,” was successfully fired in Texas this weekend, according to Fox News. — Defense Distributed, an Austin …
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Rebecca Morelle / BBC:
Working gun made with 3D printer
Working gun made with 3D printer
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Non-Violent March To Threaten Violence — As readers have probably noticed, I'm on something of a campaign the last few days to train a spotlight on the revolutionary rhetoric and gun-brandishing of many Second Amendment activists and “constitutional conservatives,” …
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Hullabaloo and Business Insider
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Marching On DC With Loaded Rifles: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Marching On DC With Loaded Rifles: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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Mediaite and Mock, Paper, Scissors
@NCCapitol:
House votes to relax gun laws in NC — State House lawmakers voted late Monday night to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, state property, greenways, bike trails, at sporting events and in businesses that serve alcohol. — Proponents of House Bill 937 says it protects and expands …
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Right Wing News
Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:
Mississippi Still Poised For Tuesday Execution, Despite DOJ Warnings That Evidence Is ‘Invalid’ — Mississippi is set to execute a man Tuesday night without testing available DNA evidence from a hair sample in his case. ThinkProgress reported last week that a 5-4 court upheld the decision …
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