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6:30 PM ET, May 13, 2013

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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 …
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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
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?
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama calls IRS's targeting of conservative groups ‘outrageous’
Discussion: Politico
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Donald Trump: Obama might have lost
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: IRS targeting not Watergate
Jared A. Favole / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Stands By Benghazi Response
Discussion: Washington Wire and Real Science
Dana Bash / CNN:
First hearings on IRS targeting Friday
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
National Organization for Marriage calls for hearing after IRS flap
Discussion: NOM Blog
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Obama: Benghazi talking points fight a ‘side show’
Jill Lawrence / NationalJournal.com:
Will the Benghazi and IRS Probes Do More Damage to Obama or the GOP?
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Yahoo! News
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Obama Accuses Opponents Of ‘Political Circus,’ Calls Benghazi Talking Points Controversy ‘A Sideshow’
Discussion: Hot Air and BizPac Review
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 …
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.
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Jury convicts abortion provider Kermit Gosnell of murder  —  PHILADELPHIA — Abortion provider Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday of three counts of first-degree murder for severing the spinal cords of infants born during abortions at his West Philadelphia clinic.
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 …
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
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Rove group slams Clinton on Benghazi in first 2016 attack ad
Discussion: The Agonist
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Boehner Staff Saw Benghazi Emails in March  —  News of the Obama Administration's role in the extensive editing of CIA talking points on Benghazi rocked the political world last week and prompted a demand from Speaker of the House John Boehner for the release of all related White House emails …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama on Benghazi: 'There's No There There'
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 …
Detroit Free Press:
Saudi traveler with pressure cooker arrested at Detroit Metro Airport  —  Federal agents arrested a suspicious traveler with an altered Saudi Arabian passport at Detroit Metro Airport during the weekend after discovering a pressure cooker in his luggage.  —  According to a criminal complaint filed today …
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Mail
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Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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: TheBlaze.com and Weasel Zippers
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: CNN and Politico
Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Calls On IRS Commissioner To Resign  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Monday called on the IRS commisioner to resign in the wake of the agency's admission that staffers in the Cincinatti branch targeted conservative non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in the run-up to the 2012 elections.
 
 
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Ron Paul / Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity:
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