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Ben Swann / WXIX-TV:
FOX19 EXCLUSIVE: Four local IRS workers allegedly connected to scandal — Posted by FOX19 Digital Media Staff - email — FOX19 has exclusively learned that as many as four people may be the first Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees to face disciplinary action …
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Shot in the Dark, Balloon Juice, Jammie Wearing Fools and Patterico's Pontifications
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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.’
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Sweetness & Light, The PJ Tatler, Patterico's Pontifications, The Gateway Pundit and Riehl World News
Washington Post:
Acting director of IRS resigns amid furor over targeting of conservative groups — President Obama on Wednesday demanded and accepted the resignation of the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven T. Miller, as part of a multi-pronged effort to quell controversies that threaten to dominate his second term.
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msnbc.com, americanthinker.com, The Fix, The Week, The Hill, The Volokh Conspiracy and Wall Street Journal
Talking Points Memo:
Obama Administration Sacks IRS Chief After Targeting Scandal
Obama Administration Sacks IRS Chief After Targeting Scandal
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Crooks and Liars, CNN, The Mahablog and Daily Kos
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
In IRS and AP scandals, a frighteningly impotent government
In IRS and AP scandals, a frighteningly impotent government
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Washington Wire, Balkinization, The Plum Line and The Huffington Post
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Acting Chief of I.R.S. Forced Out Over Tea Party Targeting
Acting Chief of I.R.S. Forced Out Over Tea Party Targeting
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msnbc.com, The Caucus, The Hill, Weekly Standard, Yahoo! News, Politico and Hot Air
Yahoo! News:
Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’
Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’
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Reason, Betsy's Page, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters and Hot Air
CNN:
Source: Two ‘rogue’ workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives
Source: Two ‘rogue’ workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives
Discussion:
Politico, Los Angeles Times, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers, msnbc.com and USA Today
CBS News:
Acting IRS commissioner steps down, Obama announces
Acting IRS commissioner steps down, Obama announces
Discussion:
American Spectator, AMERICAblog and The Monkey Cage
Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
First on CNN: White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi e-mails — This story has been updated. — 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 and his aides played politics …
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Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The Week, Washington Wire, ThinkProgress, Scared Monkeys, Taylor Marsh, CNN, The Hill, News Desk and The Hinterland Gazette
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Benghazi Emails: What Do They Show? — This afternoon the White House released 100 pages of emails that trace the development of the talking points about Benghazi that Susan Rice eventually used on her notorious tour of the Sunday morning news shows, and that formed the basis …
Discussion:
The Week and The Hugh Hewitt Show
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama tries to stop the bleeding — In recent days, Democratic strategists have all but begged President Barack Obama to take control of a deepening public relations disaster that threatens to derail his second-term agenda. — On Wednesday evening, Obama did just that.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog and The Reaction
New York Times:
E-Mails Show Jostling Over Talking Points on Libya Attack
E-Mails Show Jostling Over Talking Points on Libya Attack
Discussion:
The Maddow Blog, Slate, IHT Rendezvous, CNN and The Week
Glenn Thrush / Reuters:
W.H. Benghazi documents point to CIA
W.H. Benghazi documents point to CIA
Discussion:
Politico and Washington Free Beacon
Wall Street Journal:
White House Releases Benghazi Emails
White House Releases Benghazi Emails
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, The Lonely Conservative and The PJ Tatler
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Tries To Tamp Down Three Controversies At Once
Obama Tries To Tamp Down Three Controversies At Once
Discussion:
First Read and The PJ Tatler
Talking Points Memo:
Holder To Issa: Your Conduct Is ‘Unacceptable’ And ‘Shameful’ (VIDEO) — At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Eric Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) clashed as the Attorney General tore into the Republican oversight chairman's conduct as “unacceptable” and “shameful.”
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Politico, The Political Carnival, Taylor Marsh, The Huffington Post, The Hugh Hewitt Show and The Gateway Pundit
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Eric Holder's abdication — As the nation's top law enforcement official, Eric Holder is privy to all kinds of sensitive information. But he seems to be proud of how little he knows. — Why didn't his Justice Department inform the Associated Press, as the law requires, before pawing through reporters' phone records?
Discussion:
The Huffington Post and USA Today
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.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Pushes for Media Shield Law
White House Pushes for Media Shield Law
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CBS News:
Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left note in boat he hid in, sources say — (CBS News) Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left claiming responsibility for the April 13 attack on the Boston Marathon, reports CBS News senior correspondent John Miller.
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Politico, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, CBS Boston, Jihad Watch, Gawker and WNAC-TV
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — May 16, 2013 - Dem Inches Ahead In Virginian Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Hillary Clinton, Sen. Warner Run Well In 2016 Pres Race — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a slight 43 - 38 percent lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the race …
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CNN, Politico, Weekly Standard and The Hill
Duane Patterson / The Greenroom:
Would You Believe The Administration Got Phone Records of The House Of Representatives? — That's the revelation made by California Congressman Devin Nunes, who sits on the House Ways And Means Committee on Hugh Hewitt's Show Wednesday night. Here's the key part of that transcript:
Discussion:
The Hugh Hewitt Show, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, americanthinker.com and Ed Driscoll
Sam Baker / The Hill:
House set to vote on ObamaCare repeal — The House will vote Thursday to repeal President Obama's healthcare law — a move Republicans hope will open the door to narrower votes to target specific parts of the law. — GOP leaders scheduled the vote in a concession to conservative freshmen …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Christian Toto / BREITBART.COM:
FLASHBACK: PRESIDENT OBAMA TARGETED GIBSON GUITARS, BOEING ON IDEOLOGICAL GROUNDS — Even mainstream media outlets are running story upon story about President Barack Obama's possible ties to the government grabbing a wire service's phone records and the IRS bullying conservative groups.
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Althouse