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5:30 PM ET, May 11, 2013

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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Libya protests prompt U.S. to evacuate diplomats, put troops on alert  —  Growing concerns over protests roiling Libya prompted the State Department to begin evacuating some diplomats from Tripoli, as the Pentagon put troops stationed at nearby European bases on high alert.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Benghazi E-Mails Put White House on the Defensive  —  WASHINGTON — A long-simmering dispute over the White House's account of the deadly assault on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, flared up on Friday, with a disclosure of e-mails that show the White House was more deeply involved …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
West Wing briefly evacuated due to smoke, Secret Service says
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011  —  WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog's upcoming report says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups in 2011.  —  The disclosure contradicts public statements by former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman …
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Report: Top IRS officials knew of Tea Party targeting two years ago  —  Senior officials with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) knew the agency was targeting Tea Party groups as early as 2011, according to a report.  —  The Associated Press reported Saturday that an upcoming report …
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
The IRS was wrong to target the tea party. They should've gone after all 501(c)4s.
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite:
Maher, Joy Reid Clash With Glenn Greenwald Over Benghazi: 'Obama's Supposed To Micromanage' The World?  —  On his Friday night show, Bill Maher invited his panel to discuss this week's developments about Benghazi — debating whether the story is as scandalous as Republicans are making it out to be.
Nick Wing / The Huffington Post:
Michele Bachmann: 9/11, Benghazi Were God's ‘Judgment,’ So We Must Hold Day Of Prayer On Sept. 11  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) continued to promote a right-wing Sept. 11 “National Day of Prayer and Fasting” on Thursday, telling an audience gathered at a Capitol Hill event that such actions …
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Bachmann: 9/11 and Benghazi Were God's Judgment
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Rand Paul: Obama is working with ‘anti-American globalists plot[ting] against our Constitution.’  —  Rand Paul.  (AFP)  —  The New York Times calls Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) one of the Republican Party's “rising stars.”  The Daily Beast says he's “a smoother, more pragmatic political operator” …
Michael O'Brien / NBC Politics:
Rand Paul challenges Hillary Clinton in key Iowa speech  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Presidential elections start in Iowa.  —  On Friday, Sen. Rand Paul put his stake in the ground for a possible run in 2016 by mocking the Obama administration and delivering a blistering critique of former Secretary …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Rep. Pelosi knocks Republicans' ‘obsession’ with Benghazi attack  —  Congressional Republicans are using their Benghazi investigation as political “subterfuge” to distract from other issues, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Saturday.  —  Pelosi said it's important to find …
New York Times:
Troubled Life in Malcolm X's Shadow Comes to a Violent End  —  Last week, Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X, was talking to his friend Daniel Stevens when he learned that Mr. Stevens was worried that his fledgling rap career was going nowhere.  Mr. Shabazz vowed to help …
Discussion: Gothamist and Talking Points Memo
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
Moby Ben, or, The Washington Super-Whale: Hedge Fundies, the Federal Reserve, and Bernanke-Hatred  —  In February 2012, a number of hedge fund traders noted one particular index—CDX IG 9—that seemed to be underpriced.  It seemed to be cheaper to buy credit default protection on the 125 companies …
Discussion: Business Insider and Paul Krugman
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Holder defends federal terrorism trials, dismisses critics as ‘simply wrong’  —  The attorney general told graduates that federal courts are capable of handling terrorism cases, accusing critics of “ignoring reality.”  —  Attorney General Eric Holder staunchly maintained that federal courts …
Lee Stranahan / BREITBART.COM:
KOCH SPONSORS PRO-AMNESTY BUZZFEED EVENT  —  An event touting itself as an evening of immigration reform discussion with a “diversity of opinion” turns out to be slanted heavily towards “comprehensive immigration reform.”  The BuzzFeed Brews Special Edition: Immigration Summit …
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Obama hails top cops, reiterates call for tougher gun laws  —  President Obama hailed the nation's police force as America at “its best and its bravest” Saturday, while continuing his push for tougher gun laws.  —  At an event honoring the nation's top cops, Obama reiterated his call for …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Honoring cops, Obama keeps pressure on gun control
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Mehmet Emin Caliskan / Reuters:
Car bombs kill 43 in Turkey near Syrian border
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Dominiczak / Telegraph:
Shaun Bailey, the Prime Minister's only black aide, was 'frozen out by David Cameron's clique'
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BBC:
Guatemala court jails ex-leader
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Joe Dwinell / Boston Herald:
State records show Tsarnaevs quick to grab EBT cash
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