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9:10 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  —  Federal prosecutors secretly obtained two months of telephone records of Associated Press journalists, the news agency revealed on Monday, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”  —  AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt called …
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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 …
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
Jared A. Favole / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Stands By Benghazi Response
Discussion: Washington Wire and Real Science
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama on Benghazi: 'There's No There There'
ProPublica:
IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups  —  The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year.
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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?  —  It is time for President Obama to abandon his hopes of reaching a grand budget bargain with Republicans.  —  At every opportunity since they took over the House in 2011, Republicans have made it clear that they have no interest in reaching a compromise with the White House.
Stephen Ohlemacher / bigstory.ap.org:
IRS: TOP OFFICIAL FIRST TOLD OF TARGETING IN 2012
New York Times:
I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On
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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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 …
Vince Lattanzio / Philadelphia News …:
Gosnell Jury: “We're Hung on 2 Counts”
Maryclaire Dale / bigstory.ap.org:
PHILLY ABORTION DOCTOR GUILTY IN 3 BABIES' DEATHS
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
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Why Clinton didn't talk Benghazi on Sunday shows  —  So far, the only high-ranking member of Obama administration to suffer politically from Benghazi is Susan Rice, who withdrew from consideration for Secretary of State late last year after blowback for reciting errant talking points on the Sunday shows after the attacks.
Discussion: CNN
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Donald Trump: Obama might have lost
Jill Lawrence / NationalJournal.com:
Will the Benghazi and IRS Probes Do More Damage to Obama or the GOP?
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.
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Detroit Free Press:
Saudi traveler with pressure cooker arrested at Detroit Metro Airport
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Mail
Aehorton / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich doesn't know what a smartphone is and he made a video to talk about it.  Below is an moment by moment breakdown.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  The setting: 1994 in 2013 High Definition.  —  0:01 - 0:03 - “We're really puzzled.”  —  0:04 - “Here at Gingrich Productions...”  —  WAT?
Discussion: Wonkette and TechCrunch
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: IRS targeting not Watergate
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.”
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
 
 
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