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11:05 AM ET, May 21, 2013

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Emily Pierce / The World's Greatest Deliberative Body:
Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset  —  The tornado damage near Oklahoma City is still being assessed and the death toll is expected to rise, but already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere.
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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief  —  WASHINGTON — As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents who lost homes …
New York Times:
Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91  —  MOORE, Okla. — A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools.
Talking Points Memo:
Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn Will Seek To Offset Tornado Aid  —  Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn will seek to offset federal aid to victims of a massive tornado that blasted through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday with cuts elsewhere in the budget.  —  “That's always been his position …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Reaction
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Oklah. GOP Senator takes own constituents hostage, demands budget cuts or no tornado aid
Tracy Connor / U.S. News:
Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado
Washington Post:
Obama's rating steady in face of controversies, likely buoyed by rising economic hopes  —  Majorities of Americans believe that the Internal Revenue Service deliberately harassed conservative groups by targeting them for special scrutiny and say that the Obama administration is trying to cover …
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
GOP bill would suspend IRS audits
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security  —  The star witness in the Benghazi investigation said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in the restive city and should have known about deteriorating security.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Roger L Simon / Roger L. Simon:
PJM EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama  —  More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The White House claim of ‘doctored e-mails... to smear the president’  —  (CHRIS USHER/AP) “That's a very serious offense that happened where Republicans on the Hill, we voluntarily provided these e-mails to, took one of them, doctored it and gave it to ABC News in an attempt to smear the president.”
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
The White House's shifting IRS account  —  The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups — saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Obama Went Off Script To Address Gay Grads Directly At Morehouse College
Discussion: Advocate
Antonio Planas / Boston Herald:
Tea party gaining steam in protests  —  By:  —  Tea Party groups plan to picket IRS offices in downtown Boston at noon today, as part of a nationwide wave of protests fueled by rage over the harassment of conservative groups — one of several Obamagate scandals that activists say are breathing …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Tea party gets boost from IRS controversy
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Politico and The Hill
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds  —  WASHINGTON— Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and surprised experts …
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Tony Romm / Politico:
Senate investigators: Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes
Discussion: Mashable and Reuters
Scott Friedman / nbcdfw.com:
Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278,000 While Awaiting Trial  —  Injured soldier outraged suspected shooter receives salary while his family financially struggles in recovery  —  The Department of Defense confirms to NBC 5 Investigates that accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan …
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Secret Service Looking Into Radio Host's Graphic Violent Comments About Obama, Hillary Clinton  —  The Secret Service is following up on recent comments by right wing radio host Pete Santilli, who claimed to want to shoot former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the vagina and see President Obama tried and shot for treason.
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Michael R. Bromwich / The Administration:
A dose of reality about IG audits  —  The May 14 audit report of the Treasury Inspector General (IG) for Tax Administration has created quite a stir.  Within days of the initial news of the report's findings, the Acting Commissioner of the IRS resigned, the Justice Department launched …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
 
 
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