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11:55 PM ET, May 11, 2013

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Lauren French / Politico:
IRS officials knew of tea party targeting  —  Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew employees were singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny as early as 2011, according to a watchdog agency's report set to be released next week, POLITICO has confirmed from a congressional source.
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Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
AP EXCLUSIVE: IRS KNEW TEA PARTY TARGETED IN 2011  —  You are here  —  Home » Mitch McConnell » AP Exclusive: IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups as early as 2011 …
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Pro-Israel Group Sees “Same Conduct” In IRS's Tea Party Campaign  —  Z Street charged in 2010 that the Obama Administration was persecuting it for its policy views.  Does Israel activism “contradict the Administration's public policies?” an IRS agent allegedly asked.
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 …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
IRS anti-Tea Party scandal gets real — senior IRS officials aware of targeting (Update - Chief Counsel knew and targets expanded to groups “educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights")  —  This is getting real.  —  Yesterday it was just some “low level” employees involved.
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Watchdog report says senior IRS officials knew tea party groups 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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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” …
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 …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
West Wing briefly evacuated due to smoke, Secret Service says
Discussion: The Hill
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Wow: CBS News President and WH Official Tied to Benghazi Scandal Are Brothers  —  One of the mainstream media journalists whose pursuit of the truth has been truly tenacious and nonpartisan is CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson.  Her tough reporting has made life difficult for everyone from Hillary Clinton …
BuzzFeed:
Bloomberg Execs Knew Journalists Were Tracking Clients In 2011  —  An anchor made on-air comments about tracking log in information more than a year ago.  A big deal internally — but handled quietly.  —  Executives at the financial information company Bloomberg have known about journalists using …
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air
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.
Daniel Boffey / Guardian:
Recession is a good time to exploit cheap labour, says Cameron aide  —  Lord Young says low-wage conditions are a bonus for business, drawing a furious response from the TUC  —  The prime minister's adviser on enterprise has told the cabinet that the economic downturn is an excellent …
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
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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