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12:05 PM ET, May 8, 2013

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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Sanford victory could spell trouble for House GOP leadership  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) is heading back to Congress — and that may not be good news for House GOP leadership.  —  Sanford owes party leaders nothing, as they refused to spend money on his campaign …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Behind Mark Sanford's turnaround  —  South Carolinians may not love former Gov. Mark Sanford.  They may still have a bad taste in their mouths after his governorship.  They may even wonder whether they can entirely trust him.  —  But in the end, they decided he was as good as they were going to get.
CNN:
Sanford wins South Carolina House vote
Gina Smith / The State:
Mark Sanford: The new comeback kid
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, a persistent voice of media skepticism on Benghazi  —  From the start, the Obama administration's account of what happened in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 last year didn't quite square for Sharyl Attkisson.  —  So the veteran CBS News reporter dug in, and kept digging.
Discussion: Althouse and The Hugh Hewitt Show
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
New Benghazi probe evidence puts spotlight back on Clinton  —  New revelations about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, are pulling Hillary Clinton back into a political firestorm that the presumptive 2016 candidate had so far managed to escape unscathed.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Graham: Benghazi shows ‘light footprint’ approach isn't working
Discussion: Politico
Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Operation Smear Benghazi Whistleblowers
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Americans Give Guns, Immigration Reform Low Priority  —  Creating jobs and growing the economy get highest priority  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans put reforming immigration and reducing gun violence — the focus of much of the attention on Capitol Hill in recent weeks …
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Poll: Voters want focus on economy over guns, immigration reform
cms.gov:
Medicare Provider Charge Data  —  As part of the Obama administration's work to make our health care system more affordable and accountable, data are being released that show significant variation across the country and within communities in what hospitals charge for common inpatient services.
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Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
One hospital charges $8,000 — another, $38,000  —  Consumers on Wednesday will finally get some answers about one of modern life's most persistent mysteries: how much medical care actually costs.  —  For the first time, the federal government will release the prices that hospitals charge for the 100 most common inpatient procedures.
USA Today:
Reports of sex abuse, beatings inside Cleveland house  —  THREE MISSING CLEVELAND WOMEN FREED  —  Three women who had been held captive for 10 years were found Monday in a Cleveland neighborhood, barely a mile from where they had been abducted.  Amanda Berry was able to escape and alert authorities …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES INSIDE THE CLEVELAND KIDNAP HOUSE: Son of ‘abductor’ reveals how father padlocked doors to basement, attic and garage because 'we weren't allowed to go there'  — Son Anthony, 31, revealed how his father would beat him and once nearly beat his mother to death as she recovered from brain surgery
Harriet Sherwood / Guardian:
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel  —  Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians  —  Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres …
Niall Ferguson / Harvard News:
An Open Letter to the Harvard Community  —  Last week I said something stupid about John Maynard Keynes.  Asked to comment on Keynes' famous observation “In the long run we are all dead,” I suggested that Keynes was perhaps indifferent to the long run because he had no children, and that he had no children because he was gay.
Daily Mail:
Dick Cheney slams Obama administration's Benghazi performance as 'a failure of leadership ... I cannot understand why they weren't ready'  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the Obama administration on Tuesday for its handling of the September 11, 2012 terror attack on the U.S. Consulate …
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / Forbes:
The Jobs Of The Future Don't Require A College Degree  —  We're all talking about the “jobs of the future” and “winning the future” and transitioning to a “knowledge economy.”  Since predictions are hard, especially about the future, it's a good idea to look at some data.
Discussion: Hit & Run
delawareonline:
Gay marriage approved as Delaware lawmaker comes out  —  Delaware Gov. Markell signs gay marriage bill: Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage after a lengthy debate in the state Senate.  A half-hour after the 12-9 Senate vote, Gov. Jack Markell signed the legislation …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Obama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web Users  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people …
First Read:
First Thoughts: Neck and neck in Va.  —  NBC/Marist poll shows it's neck and neck in Virginia... McAuliffe 43%, Cuccinelli 41% among registered voters... Cuccinelli 45%, McAuliffe 42% among likely voters... Good news for McAuliffe: It's early, he has room to grow, and the GOP's fav/unfav …
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
John Boehner On Debt Ceiling: Let's Pay China First, Then U.S. Troops  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday essentially agreed with Democrats' arguments that a Republican bill to prioritize debt payments would put China before U.S. troops — except he suggested that would be a good thing.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and AMERICAblog
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Republicans mull wish list on debt limit
Daily Mail:
Putin keeps John Kerry waiting for THREE HOURS during his visit to Russia for meetings over Syria as relationship between the U.S. and Russia remains frosty  — Secretary of State's visit to Moscow comes as U.S. tries to gather international support for action against Assad regime in Syria
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New York Times:
Russia and U.S. to Convene Peace Conference on Syria
The Boston Globe:
Ex-Romney aide details campaign ‘miscalculations’  —  WASHINGTON - One of Mitt Romney's former campaign aides is planning to ­release a new book next week that is being pitched as an insider's account that provides “an unblinking look at the tactical and strategic miscalculations” made by the former presidential candidate.
 
 
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan: Of Course Mitt And I Were Gonna Enact My Budget!
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Marlin Stutzman / Washington Times:
A close encounter with abortion
Chris Woodyard / USA Today:
Another company backed by DOE loans shuts down
Ivan Semeniuk / Globe and Mail:
‘No such thing as ethical oil,’ Al Gore tells Toronto audience
Discussion: E2-Wire and Washington Free Beacon
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Washington Times:
Two-thirds of senators to vote on U.S.-Mexico border without having seen it
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria
Kevin Diaz / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Michele Bachmann is in talks to settle Iowa lawsuit
Discussion: The Hill
Katherine Connell / National Review:
Benghazi: Do as I Say, or as I Do?  —  General Martin Dempsey …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hot Air
Kevin Glass / Townhall.com:
Report: Budget Deficit Shrinks Due To More Tax Revenue
Discussion: CBO's Publications and AEIdeas
Irin Carmon / Salon:
Judge rips Obama's right-wing Plan B stance
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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