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2:40 PM ET, May 10, 2013

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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Exclusive: Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions, Scrubbed of Terror Reference  —  When it became clear last fall that the CIA's now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community …
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Scrubbing the Truth from Benghazi  —  Caught playing politics with tragedy, what's next for the Obama administration and GOP investigators?  —  With no trace of irony, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is accusing the GOP of politicizing the Benghazi “talking points.”  (AP/File)
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Scandal Grows  —  ADVANCE ARTICLE from our May 20th issue  —  CIA director David Petraeus was surprised when he read the freshly rewritten talking points an aide had emailed him in the early afternoon of Saturday, September 15.  One day earlier, analysts with the CIA's Office …
Sen. Rand Paul / Washington Times:
The moment of responsibility for Hillary Clinton  —  Her fatal mistakes mirror the disaster at Mogadishu  —  When I took Hillary Rodham Clinton to task in January for the mishandling of security in Benghazi, Libya, I told her that if I had been president at the time, I would have relieved her of her post.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Benghazi Debate Focuses on Interpretation of Early E-Mail on Attackers
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Email Demanded by Boehner Different Than He Claims
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Inhofe: Obama could be impeached over Benghazi ‘cover-up’
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
IRS APOLOGIZES FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS  —  You are here  —  Home » United States government » IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups …
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Associated Press:
IRS apologizes for inappropriately targeting conservative political groups in 2012 election  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Think Tank Could Pull Event From Newseum Over Hamas Memorial  —  “I know the difference between a reporter and a terrorist propagandist.”  May says.  —  The Newseum's Journalists Memorial.  —  Via: Wikimedia Commons  —  WASHINGTON — A pro-Israel think tank in Washington is so concerned …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Newseum Stands by Decision to Honor Terrorists
Discussion: AEIdeas
Adaam J. Levin Areddy / The Times of Israel:
DC museum to honor two Hamas journalists
Discussion: americanthinker.com and Right Turn
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Newseum to Add Two Dead Terrorists to ‘Journalists Memorial’
Wesley Lowery / Boston Globe:
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va.  —  The remains of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev have been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va., a small community about 15 miles from Richmond, the state capital.
Discussion: Politico and The Moderate Voice
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Michele McPhee / ABCNEWS:
‘Mounting Evidence’ Boston Bombers Involved in 2011 Triple Murder  —  Massachusetts investigators have developed what they call “mounting evidence,” bolstered by “forensic hits,” that point to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar in a gruesome …
Jon Gillooly / mdjonline.com:
Price won't run for Senate seat  —  While there's a stampede of politicians lining up to run for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' seat when he retires, U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell) is not among them.  —  Price told the MDJ on Friday that he would seek re-election to the position …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rep. Price rules out Senate run in Georgia
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
New York caps off its comeback  —  New York (CNN) — Construction workers bolted a 408-foot spire into place atop One World Trade Center on Friday, symbolically capping New York's comeback after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.  —  The spire brings the iconic building to a height of 1,776 feet …
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Doug Stanglin / Associated Press:
The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.
Reuters:
Kidnap suspect is father of child born in captivity: Ohio official  —  CLEVELAND (Reuters) - DNA tests show Ariel Castro, a former school bus driver charged with kidnapping and raping three women during a decade of captivity in his Cleveland house, is the father of a 6-year-old girl born …
Discussion: Riehl World News
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Sarah Mervosh / Crime Blog:
West paramedic arrested on charge of possession of destructive device  —  West EMT Bryce Reed, center, attended a memorial service for his friend, Cyrus Reed, and other victims of the fertilizer plant explosion last month.  He is now in custody for possession of a destructive device.  (AP)
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Ask: Where Is John Boehner?  —  Worried rank-and-file Republicans say the speaker seems to be “a bit checked out” as new legislative battles loom.  His allies say he's working behind the scenes to move the conference forward.  —  House Speaker John Boehner  —  Via: Cliff Owen / AP
Mark DeCambre / New York Post:
Goldman outs Bloomberg snoops  —  Talk about a nanny state.  —  Irked Goldman Sachs brass recently confronted Bloomberg LP over concerns reporters at the business news service have been using the company's ubiquitous terminals to keep tabs on some employees of the Wall Street bank, The Post has learned.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Lawmaker Gives Teary-Eyed Lament After Gay Marriage Passes Minn. House  —  After a bill to pass same-sex marriage in Minnesota cleared an important hurdle on Thursday, a Republican lawmaker wept and said her “heart breaks” for the state.  —  Following the bill's passage …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Abortion Views Steady Amid Gosnell Trial  —  Few paying attention to trial, but many criticize lack of media coverage  —  PRINCETON, NJ — As Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell awaits the jury verdict in his capital murder trial, Gallup finds 26% of Americans saying abortion …
 
 
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Christie says, 'I'm a damn good Republican'
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Big Government in Wonderland
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama's day: Health care
Discussion: The Plum Line
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
The New Hampshire Moms In Ad Defending Ayotte's Background Check Vote Are Actually GOP Activists
Discussion: msnbc.com and Politico
Christopher Orr / The Atlantic Online:
A Grating Great Gatsby
Discussion: The Week
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Missouri Passes Gun Nullification Bill That Criminalizes Federal Law Enforcement
Boston Herald:
11 school staffers found with rap sheets
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Rand Paul the one-man band
BBC:
Dhaka building collapse: Woman pulled alive from rubble
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