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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 …
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Oklah. GOP Senator takes own constituents hostage, demands budget cuts or no tornado aid — You have to give Oklahoma Republican US Senator Tom Coburn high marks for consistency, if not compassion. — In the face of a major tornado disaster in his home state, that has taken the lives …
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Talking Points Memo:
Oklahoma GOP Sen. Tom Coburn Will Seek To Offset Tornado Aid
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Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Inhofe: Tornado aid ‘totally different’ from Hurricane Sandy aid
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Alia E. Dastagir / Associated Press:
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Republicans' Hatred of Obama Blinds Them to Public Disinterest in Scandals — Republicans are so focused on their bitter battles against Obama, they can't see how little impact the “scandals” have had on public opinion. — Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce …
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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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Is the Economy Saving Obama's Approval Ratings?
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Sharyl Attkisson's computers compromised — Sharyl Attkisson, the Emmy-award winning CBS News investigative reporter, says that her personal and work computers have been compromised and are under investigation. — “I can confirm that an intrusion of my computers has been under some investigation …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Leaks turn to deluge for reeling White House
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New York Times:
Stop the Leaks — WASHINGTON — FOLLOWING the disclosure …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Department's scrutiny of Fox News reporter James Rosen in leak case draws fire
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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 …
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Senate should apologize to Apple for ‘spectacle’ hearing on taxes — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted his colleagues on Tuesday for holding a hearing to examine Apple's methods for avoiding taxes. — “I frankly think the committee should apologize to Apple,” …
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
GOP Aides Mock House Republicans' ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is leading the GOP's Benghazi witch-hunt (Credit: Reuters) — GOP aides are criticizing the House Republicans' partisan witch-hunt over the Obama administration's handling of the attacks …
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Democratic Senator uses Okla. tornado for anti-GOP rant over global warming — While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to rail …
Kirsten Powers / The Daily Beast:
How Hope and Change Gave Way to Spying on the Press — Much of the Fourth Estate shrugged when the Obama administration attacked Fox News, writes Kirsten Powers. But now it's coming for them, too. — First they came for Fox News, and they did not speak out—because they were not Fox News.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline.com:
Obama Scandals Bring MSNBC 7-Year Low While Fox News Rises
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Impossibility of Being Barack Obama — Every now and then we see how hard his balancing act is. — I half-heard the President's commencement address at Morehouse when coming back to DC this weekend. I saw a clip of it again late last night and thought: this is another sample …
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Will Wrigley / The Huffington Post:
Occupy Justice Department: Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested Protesting U.S. Refusal To Prosecute Big Banks — WASHINGTON — Owners of foreclosed homes were arrested Monday during a protest outside Justice Department headquarters, where they demonstrated against prosecutors' failure to take legal action against bankers.
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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 …
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Bachmann: ‘God Is Going to Answer Our Prayers’ and Repeal Obamacare — On his radio program today, James Dobson interviewed Rep. Michele Bachmann about the IRS scandal and his contention that his organization's application was delayed because he had been critical of President Obama.
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Ex-Gay Group NARTH Encourages Boy Scouts To Continue Anti-Gay Discrimination — The ex-gay “professional” organization NARTH has published a new document highlighting its beliefs about homosexuality as a recommendation to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to continue its policy of not permitting gay Scouts.
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