memeorandum: Barbara Walters to Announce Retirement on Monday (Marisa Guthrie/Hollywood Reporter)

2:00 AM ET, May 13, 2013

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Jake Miller / CBS News:

Gates: Some Benghazi critics have “cartoonish” view of military capability — Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates forcefully defended the Obama administration on Sunday against charges that it did not do enough to prevent the tragedy in Benghazi, telling CBS' “Face the Nation” …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, PoliticusUSA, The Raw Story, Little Green Footballs and The Democratic Daily

Jordan Chariton / Mediaite:

McCain Defends Obama Against Impeachment For Benghazi, Will ‘Give President Benefit Of The Doubt’ — Senator John McCain, who famously defended his then presidential opponent Barack Obama against an islamaphobic supporter during a 2008 campaign rally, defended President Obama once again …

Discussion: Mock, Paper, Scissors and Nice Deb

Fox News:
Republicans call for depositions in Benghazi probe, amid revelation Clinton barely interviewed

Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gates defends W.H. on Benghazi

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Weasel Zippers

Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Benghazi whistle-blower a Democrat, voted for Hillary and Obama twice

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Blazing Cat Fur, US Department of State and National Review

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Congressman Tears Into Fox News Host For Obsessing Over Benghazi Talking Points

Discussion: Fox News, Crooks and Liars and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Pickering defends Benghazi report, says criticisms not based in fact

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Crooks and Liars and Politico

Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Rep. Rogers: Expect more whistleblowers to testify on Benghazi

Discussion: CNN and Politico

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
When Myths Collide in the Capital

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Hot Air

Wall Street Journal:

Wider Problems Found at IRS — Probe Says Tax Agency Used Sweeping Criteria to Scrutinize Conservative Groups — WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond those that had “tea party” or “patriot” in their names—as the agency admitted Friday …

Discussion: Mother Jones

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 …

Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:
IRS targeted groups that criticized the government, IG report says

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Collins says IRS revelations will fuel government distrust

Discussion: Politico and Scared Monkeys

TIME:
IRS Mess — The Internal Revenue Service's targeting …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and ViralRead

Washington Post:
Report: Top IRS officials knew in 2011 that conservative groups were targeted

Discussion: “The Lid” and Post Politics

Peter Schroeder / The Hill: Issa: IRS apology for targeting Tea Party groups not sincere

Dana Ford / CNN:

19 injured in New Orleans parade shooting — (CNN) — Abdul Aziz believes he was standing right next to a shooter Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, injuring 19 people. — “Everyone around me, except me, was shot,” he said. “I was pretty fortunate to get away.”

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Monica Hernandez / WWL-TV:

19 wounded in Mother's Day second line shooting — NEW ORLEANS - It started out with the sound of music and ended with the sound of gunshots. — An annual Mother's Day second line in the Seventh Ward that normally draws hundreds came to a tragic end Sunday when gunmen fired into the crowd, striking 19 people, including two children.

Discussion: FIRST DRAFT, The Hinterland Gazette and Riehl World News

WVUE-TV:

17 people injured in Mother's Day shooting — New Orleans, La.- The NOPD is investigating a shooting near the intersection of Frenchmen and North Villere Streets that left 17 people injured during a Mother's Day second line. — Chief Serpas announced in a press conference that the youngest victim …

Discussion: Mediaite and protein wisdom

Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

Barbara Walters to Announce Retirement on Monday — UPDATED: The veteran ABC News journalist and co-host and co-creator of “The View” will step down in summer 2014. — After more than half a century in broadcast journalism and nearly 40 years at ABC News, Barbara Walters is officially ready to retire.

Discussion: Twitchy, NewsBusters and Ed Driscoll

Lesley Messer / ABCNEWS:

Barbara Walters Announces 2014 Retirement — The legendary newscaster will leave TV journalism next summer — For decades, Barbara Walters has inspired millions with her groundbreaking interviews — but after 37 years with ABC News, the newscaster is announcing on “The View” …

Discussion: Politico, more at Mediagazer »

Bill Carter / New York Times:
Walters to Announce 2014 Retirement on ‘The View’

Discussion: New York Magazine

Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:

The Coming Attempt to Impeach Obama — The idea of impeaching Obama is industrial-strength insane. Republicans will probably try anyway, predicts Michael Tomasky. — When the histories of this administration are written, I hope fervently that last Friday, May 10, does not figure prominently in them.

Discussion: Althouse, The Daily Caller and Booman Tribune

Washington Post:
Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, American Power, Booman Tribune and Rothenblog

Candice M. Giove / New York Post:

Smitten teen girls stir up #FreeJahar mania for Boston Marathon bombings suspect — This love is terrifying. — Thousands of American teen girls are crushing on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev, 19 — and leading a social-media movement to exonerate him.

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Gothamist, Atlas Shrugs, Riehl World News and TMZ.com

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Dennis Kucinich Slams Obama Administration On Benghazi: “I'm Offended By This” — The progressive former Congressman hit the Obama Administration for their Libyan policy and for their response to the attack. — View Video › — Via: — Progressive former Congressman Dennis Kucinich …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Scared Monkeys

Byron Tau / Politico:

FEC revolving door spins ever so slowly — It's one of the oldest traditions in Washington: Take an oversight post or a staff job on a government panel for a few years — then cash in at one of the city's top law firms, lobbying shops or consulting outfits.