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7:55 PM ET, May 13, 2013

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Mark Sherman / bigstory.ap.org:
GOVT OBTAINS WIDE AP PHONE RECORDS IN PROBE  —  You are here  —  Home » Government and politics » Govt obtains wide AP phone records in probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Justice Dept. secretly seized AP reporters' phone records
Discussion: Politico
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
President Obama waited 3 days to address the IRS scandal.  Why?  —  On Monday, President Obama called the singling out of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service “outrageous”, adding: “I have no patience with it.  I will not tolerate it.”  —  Obama's strong condemnation …
Discussion: Post Politics
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New York Times:
I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service's special scrutiny of small-government groups applying for tax-exempt status went beyond keyword hunts for organizations with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names …
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House counsel told of IRS review in April  —  The White House counsel's office was informed in April of an inspector general's review of the Internal Revenue Service, press secretary Jay Carney said Monday.  —  Carney told reporters that the counsel's office was told of the examination …
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Is Impeachment Only a Matter of Time?  —  Official White House Photo by Pete Souza  —  Over the weekend, the Internal Revenue Service faced criticism for targeting Tea Party organizations and other conservative groups for heightened scrutiny.  This included nonprofits that criticized the government …
New York Times:
Who Can Take Republicans Seriously?
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: IRS targeting not Watergate
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Voters trust Clinton over GOP on Benghazi  —  PPP's newest national poll finds that Republicans aren't getting much traction with their focus on Benghazi over the last week.  Voters trust Hillary Clinton over Congressional Republicans on the issue of Benghazi by a 49/39 margin …
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Jim Williams / Public Policy Polling:
Americans so over hipsters  —  Just 16% of Americans have a favorable opinion of hipsters, a new PPP poll on the much-discussed subculture shows.  42% have an unfavorable opinion of hipsters, and 43% aren't sure.  Democrats (18% favorable, 34% unfav) are twice as likely as Republicans (9% fav, 48% unfav) to have a favorable opinion.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Benghazi Investigation Does Not Reignite Broad Public Interest  —  Reactions Split Along Partisan Lines  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public paid limited attention to last week's congressional hearings on Benghazi.  Fewer than half (44%) of Americans say they are following the hearings very or fairly closely …
Discussion: Post Politics
Sarah Hoye / CNN:
Doctor found guilty of first-degree murder in Philadelphia abortion case  —  Philadelphia (CNN) — A jury Monday found a Philadelphia abortion provider guilty of three counts of first-degree murder.  —  Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, was accused of killing babies by using scissors to cut their spinal cords.
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Vince Lattanzio / Philadelphia News …:
Gosnell Jury: “We're Hung on 2 Counts”  —  After 10 days deliberating the case, jurors say they can't reach a consensus on two counts  —  Defense attorney Jack McMahon delivers his closing argument in the capital murder trial of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell.
Jon Hurdle / New York Times:
Abortion Doctor Is Found Guilty of 3 Counts of Murder  —  PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a West Philadelphia doctor known for performing late-term abortions, was found guilty on Monday of three out of four counts of first-degree murder.  —  The verdict came after a five-week trial …
Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
IRS: TOP OFFICIAL FIRST TOLD OF TARGETING IN 2012  —  You are here  —  Home » United States Congress » IRS: Top official first told of targeting in 2012  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller failed to tell Congress that tea party groups …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Issa: Obama Covered Up Benghazi Terrorism By Calling It An ‘Act Of Terror’  —  House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) responded to President Obama's forceful condemnation of the GOP's effort to portray his administration's response to the attacks on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama on Benghazi: 'There's No There There'  —  At a press conference today at the White House, President Obama said “There's no there there” on criticism of how his administration handled the Benghazi terror attack:  —  “And suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story …
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Jared A. Favole / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Stands By Benghazi Response
Discussion: Washington Wire and Real Science
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker  —  (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.
Discussion: Riehl World News and Hullabaloo
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Detroit Free Press:
Saudi traveler with pressure cooker arrested at Detroit Metro Airport
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Mail
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Did Obama Cry During His Press Conference?  —  Reuters thinks so, and says in its caption that this wire photo shows a “tear.”  —  Via: JIM BOURG / Reuters  —  The Photo Description  —  Via: JIM BOURG / Reuters  —  View Entire List ›
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TheBlaze.com
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A talk with Jason Richwine: ‘I do not apologize for any of my work’ … “It seemed like that day lasted forever,” says Jason Richwine of last Wednesday, when he found himself in the middle of a media firestorm over his writings about Hispanic immigrants and intelligence.  “I knew that this probably would not end well.”
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Stockman: ‘Democrats worship abortion’  —  Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tex.) lashed out at Democrats over the issue of abortion on Monday just minutes after a jury returned a guilty verdict in the high-profile case of an abortion doctor accused of multiple homicides.
Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Week
CBS News:
Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: We grew up together  —  We've seen plenty of Bill Gates on television, but we'd never seen him get emotional before.  It was a striking, yet subtle moment in Gates' 60 Minutes interview this week when Charlie Rose asked him about his longtime business rival, the late Steve Jobs.
Richard Vedder / Bloomberg:
How to Tell if College Presidents Are Overpaid  —  The Chronicle of Higher Education tells us the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-12 to more than $440,000 a year.  This increase vastly outpaced the rate of inflation, as well as the earnings of the typical worker in the U.S. economy.
Discussion: The Dish
 
 
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Nathan Heller / New Yorker:
LAPTOP U … - ARCHIVE - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS …
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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
IRS Scandal Could Blunt Potency Of Campaign Finance Reform
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Advocacy groups pressure LivingSocial to drop events mixing guns, alcohol
Jill Lawrence / NationalJournal.com:
Will the Benghazi and IRS Probes Do More Damage to Obama or the GOP?
Ron Paul / Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity:
Latest Posts  —  What No One Wants to Hear About Benghazi …
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Tea Party Congressman Attacks Obama For Calling First Openly Gay NBA Player, Wishes He'd Called Tebow Instead
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Aehorton / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich doesn't know what a smartphone is and he made a video to talk about it.
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BBC:
UN urges world to eat more insects
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Guardian
The Huffington Post:
Pat Buchanan Calls For ‘Southern Strategy’ Against Latinos, Immigrants
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