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10:00 AM ET, May 16, 2013

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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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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.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
New Controversies May Undermine Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Thwarted on Capitol Hill, stymied in the Middle East and now beset by scandal, President Obama has reached a point just six months after a heady re-election where the second term he had hoped for has collided with the second term he actually has.
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.
Reuters:
The IRS wants YOU — to share everything  —  Some were asked about any connection to Americans for Prosperity, a nonprofit group backed by the Koch brothers that ironically never underwent the same level of IRS scrutiny.  —  And then they asked whether one group knew Justin Binik-Thomas.
Discussion: Yahoo! News, Townhall.com and Politico
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
In IRS and AP scandals, a frighteningly impotent government
Washington Post:
Groups that sought tax-exempt status say IRS dealings were a nightmare
Talking Points Memo:
Obama Administration Sacks IRS Chief After Targeting Scandal
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama: Acting IRS chief Steven Miller resigns
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
CBS News:
Acting IRS commissioner steps down, Obama announces
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
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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 …
John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Will Benghazi furor keep Susan Rice out of the White House?
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Benghazi Emails Directly Contradict White House Claims
Glenn Thrush / Reuters:
W.H. Benghazi documents point to CIA
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama Tries To Tamp Down Three Controversies At Once
Discussion: First Read and Michelle Malkin
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.
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?
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:   Louie Gohmert Gets Heated With Eric Holder: “He Has Challenged My Character”
CNN:
Holder criticizes longtime foe Issa at committee hearing
Discussion: The Reaction
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 …
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:
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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.
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
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.
 
 
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Quentin Hardy / NYT Bits:
Google Buys a Quantum Computer
Discussion: Business Insider and The Verge
Max Fisher / WorldViews:
A fascinating map of the world's most and least racially tolerant countries
Discussion: Foreign Policy, Telegraph and normblog
BBC:
The Force called to Star Wars clash
Discussion: Mashable and The Daily Banter
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
I Boldly Went Where Every Star Trek Movie and TV Show Has Gone Before
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
North Carolina Birth Control Bill Protested By Women In ‘Mad Men’ Garb
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Clare O'Connor / Forbes:
New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart
Lisa Riley Roche / Associated Press:
Mitt Romney to live in Utah — at least some of the time
Pete Kasperowicz / Ballot Box:
Sanford thanks ‘god of second chances’ at House swearing-in ceremony
Discussion: Reuters and CNN
Lindsay A. Powers / Washington Post:
Takoma Park grants 16-year-olds right to vote
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: No ‘Precipitous’ Nuclear Option, But Consumer Watchdog Will Get Vote Next Week
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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