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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.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Onset of Woes Casts Pall Over Obama's Policy Aspirations — 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.
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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.
Todd Eberly / The FreeStater Blog:
Obama's Katrina Moment
Obama's Katrina Moment
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The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats' Best Friends In The IRS Scandal — After a pretty crappy few days, Democrats awoke to the nice surprise that Mitch McConnell would join Michele Bachmann at a press conference today, along with some tea partiers who were targeted (we are to believe inappropriately) by the IRS. — Why?
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National Review:
Scandal Is Not an Agenda — It says something about the kind of fortnight the president has been having that the controversies facing his administration can be divided into tiers. — The Benghazi debacle and the IRS's targeting of conservative groups are, as it were, “tier one” scandals …
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The Moderate Voice, The Week, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Reason:
Data Doesn't Support IRS Explanation for Scandal
Data Doesn't Support IRS Explanation for Scandal
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Hit & Run, Hot Air, Yourish.com, americanthinker.com, The Dish and Yahoo! News
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Tim Carney: The IRS is deeply political — and very Democratic
Tim Carney: The IRS is deeply political — and very Democratic
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Benghazi Emails Directly Contradict White House Claims — The White House on Wednesday released 94 pages of emails between top administration and intelligence officials who helped shape the talking points about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that the CIA would provide to policymakers in both the legislative and executive branches.
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Benghazi auditors Mullen, Pickering refuse meeting with Issa
The Lead with Jake Tapper:
First on CNN: Pickering, Mullen challenge Issa to let them testify in public
First on CNN: Pickering, Mullen challenge Issa to let them testify in public
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Benghazi Emails: What Do They Show?
The Benghazi Emails: What Do They Show?
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Will Benghazi furor keep Susan Rice out of the White House?
Will Benghazi furor keep Susan Rice out of the White House?
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Weasel Zippers, CNN and The PJ Tatler
Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun Times:
Obama eyes Gov. Deval Patrick to replace Eric Holder at Justice — Tipsville . . . Sneed is told that Attorney General Eric “Fast and Furious” Holder's days are numbered. — Sneed hears President Barack Obama, who is this/close to Holder, has set his sights on Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Liberal talk radio host Bill Press calls for Holder to be fired — Talk radio host and former chairman of the California Democratic Party Bill Press said Thursday that Attorney General Eric Holder should be fired over the subpoena of reporter phone records.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Eric Holder's abdication
Eric Holder's abdication
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Bill Press: Fire Eric Holder
Bill Press: Fire Eric Holder
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The Hill, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
First on CNN: Witness Protection Program lost two ‘known or suspected terrorists’ — This report has been updated. — The U.S. Marshals Service lost two former participants in the federal Witness Security Program “identified as known or suspected terrorists,” states the public summary …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Senate panel OKs Perez nomination for Labor Secretary
Senate panel OKs Perez nomination for Labor Secretary
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CNN, Daily Kos and americanthinker.com
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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Right Turn, Hot Air, The Dish, Prairie Weather, Washington Wire and Balkinization
Emma Innes / Daily Mail:
Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views — Men who are physically strong are more likely to take a right wing political stance, while weaker men are inclined to support the welfare state, according to a new study. — Researchers discovered political …
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J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
Seven Howlers from Michael Kinsley's Very Misguided War Against Paul Krugman — Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? — Michael Kinsley is really confused: … Ummm... If you Google “first use of austerian” Google tells you about first uses of “Australian”.
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Economist's View
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Michael Kinsley / New Republic:
Paul Krugman's Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity
Paul Krugman's Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity
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Daniel W. Drezner, Balloon Juice and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Meredith Bennett-Smith / The Huffington Post:
Televangelist Claims It's The Wife's Job To Keep Men Faithful — Pat Robertson has many opinions on subjects including homosexuality, politics and the coming of the Mark of the Beast, but it was the famous televangelist's opinion on marriage that took center stage during Wednesday's episode …
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Addicting Info and The Hinterland Gazette
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Kevin Williamson / National Review:
Theater Night: Vigilantes 1, Vulgarians 0 — I had a genuinely new experience at the theater tonight: I was thrown out. — The show was Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, which was quite good and which I recommend. The audience, on the other hand, was horrible — talking …
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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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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Kansas Elected Official Stands By Using Racial Slur ‘100 Percent’ — Kansas Board of Education member Steve Roberts (R) — Kansas Board of Education member Steve Roberts (R), an elected official representing one-tenth of the state, defended on Tuesday his use of a racial epithet …
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Esquire, Washington Monthly and Topeka Capital-Journal
Max Fisher / WorldViews:
A fascinating map of the world's most and least racially tolerant countries — When two Swedish economists set out to examine whether economic freedom made people any more or less racist, they knew how they would gauge economic freedom, but they needed to find a way to measure a country's level of racial tolerance.
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The Dish, Telegraph, Foreign Policy and normblog
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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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
Internet celebrity sought in Clark man's murder — CLARK, N.J. (WABC) — Authorities in Union County have issued an arrest warrant for internet celebrity “Kai the hatchet wielding hitchhiker” in the murder of Joseph Galfy, Jr. in Clark, New Jersey — The suspect is identified …
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