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11:30 PM ET, May 15, 2013

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Pushes for Media Shield Law  —  WASHINGTON — Under fire over the Justice Department's use of a broad subpoena to obtain calling records of Associated Press reporters in connection with a leak investigation, the Obama administration sought on Wednesday to revive legislation …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Louie Gohmert Gets Heated With Eric Holder: “He Has Challenged My Character”  —  Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert got into a heated discussion with Eric Holder today over a bunch issues, most notably the FBI's interview with deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Acting Chief of I.R.S. Forced Out Over Tea Party Targeting  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama announced Wednesday night that the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service had been ousted after disclosures that the agency gave special scrutiny to conservative groups.
Talking Points Memo:
Obama Administration Sacks IRS Chief After Targeting Scandal  —  President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew requested and accepted the resignation of the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, following the agency's admission …
CNN:
Holder criticizes longtime foe Issa at committee hearing
Discussion: The Reaction
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama, the uninterested president
Politico:
Holder undergoes bipartisan grilling
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Mark Memmott / NPR:
Holder Isn't Sure How Often Reporters' Records Are Seized
Bloomberg:
IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Republicans go on the offensive in seizure of journalists' records
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Source: Two ‘rogue’ workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives  —  Washington (CNN) - The Internal Revenue Service has identified two “rogue” employees in the agency's Cincinnati office as being principally responsible for “overly aggressive” handling of requests by conservative groups …
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CNN:
‘Angry’ Obama announces IRS leader's ouster after conservatives targeted  —  Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to hold accountable those at the Internal Revenue Service involved in the targeting of conservative groups applying for federal tax-exempt status …
Jacob Lew / Daily Mail:
Obama fires acting IRS commissioner as pressure grows surrounding political targeting of conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status  — Steven Miller is ousted but writes face-saving email announcing departure when his ‘assignment ends in early June.’
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   Obama: Acting IRS chief Steven Miller resigns
CBS News:
Acting IRS commissioner steps down, Obama announces
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
First on CNN: White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi e-mails  —  This story has been updated.  —  By Jake Tapper, CNN Chief Washington Correspondent  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama …
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Releases Benghazi Emails  —  WASHINGTON—The White House succumbed to mounting pressure Wednesday and decided to publicly release the chain of administration emails surrounding the controversial Benghazi talking points.  —  The move came a week after public interest …
Glenn Thrush / Reuters:
W.H. Benghazi documents point to CIA
CNN:   Former W.H. spox sets scene for talking points changes
New York Times:   E-Mails Show Jostling Over Talking Points on Libya Attack
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Tries To Tamp Down Three Controversies At Once
Discussion: First Read and The PJ Tatler
Thomas More Society:
Broadening IRS Victims Include Pro-Life Advocates, As Congress Investigates  —  Thomas More Society Cases Demonstrate Conservative Bias Only “Tip of Iceberg”  —  Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net  —  The Thomas More Society is speaking out about blatant bias by the supposedly apolitical tax-collection agency.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
4 way tie for Republicans, Clinton leads Dems  —  PPP's monthly look at the 2016 Republican field for President finds essentially a 4 way tie at the top- Marco Rubio has 16%, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie 15% each, and Rand Paul 14%.  Paul Ryan at 9%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Rick Santorum at 5% …
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Top Romney Strategist: Hillary Clinton Will Lose A Democratic Primary
Discussion: Shakesville
Yahoo! News:
Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’  —  In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue Service application to achieve nonprofit status for a new conservative watchdog group.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and NewsBusters
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: No ‘Precipitous’ Nuclear Option, But Consumer Watchdog Will Get Vote Next Week  —  If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to change the Senate filibuster rules — either broadly, or more narrowly to fast track presidential nominees — he'll need a strong case.
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post:
Media Matters Not Sure The DoJ Did Anything Wrong  —  By now, you've probably heard that the Department of Justice is taking all manner of slings and arrows ever since it came to light that the agency went out and secretly obtained reporter and editor phone records from journalists at the Associated Press.
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New York Times:
Spying on The Associated Press
Washington Post:
Virginian's changing views on gay marriage  —  A clear majority of Virginia voters now support legal same-sex marriage, a sharp reversal from a 2006 vote to amend the state constitution to define marriage as for a man and woman only.  Attitudes on guns and immigration depart from positions of conservative leaders in the commonwealth.
Discussion: Gay Star News and Good As You
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Lindsay A. Powers / Washington Post:
Takoma Park grants 16-year-olds right to vote  —  When Takoma Park's next Election Day arrives in November, the lines of voters ready to cast their ballots for the City Council will include a new set of voters making history.  —  During its Monday meeting, the Takoma Park City Council passed …
Pete Kasperowicz / Ballot Box:
Sanford thanks ‘god of second chances’ at House swearing-in ceremony  —  Newly-elected Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) was officially sworn into office Wednesday evening, and thanked the “god of second chances” for his re-election to Congress.  —  “I stand here before each one of you more appreciative …
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Chris Matthews sours on Obama  —  President Obama “obviously likes giving speeches more than he does running the executive branch,” Chris Matthews said tonight.  —  Yes, you read that right: The MSNBC host who in 2008 felt a “thrill going up my leg” after hearing Obama speak has grown disenchanted.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 
 
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