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Washington Post:
On IRS issue, senior White House aides were focused on shielding Obama — As soon as White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler heard about an upcoming inspector general's report on the Internal Revenue Service, she knew she had a problem. — The notice Ruemmler saw on April 24 gave …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Unaccountable Executive — If the President doesn't run the government, then who does? — Every day brings new revelations about who knew what about the IRS targeting conservative groups during President Obama's re-election campaign, but the overall impression is of a vast federal bureaucracy run amok.
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Mitch McConnell / Washington Post:
The IRS scandal and Obama's culture of intimidation — Mitch McConnell, a Republican, represents Kentucky in the Senate, where he is the minority leader. — Revelations about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups have raised important questions about the Obama administration's commitment to the First Amendment.
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Tensions Brew Inside White House Over Counsel's Role — Has an overly-aggressive White House Counsel's office gotten Obama into trouble more than once? — Via: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters — WASHINGTON — As they watched President Obama lumber into controversy over mandating contraception coverage …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Insurers feel pressure from health group with ties to White House
Insurers feel pressure from health group with ties to White House
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
‘Inconceivable’ Obama didn't know about IRS sooner, says Boehner
‘Inconceivable’ Obama didn't know about IRS sooner, says Boehner
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Reuters:
London attackers British, of Nigerian origin: source — (Reuters) - British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.
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Claire Duffin / Telegraph:
Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists who told her: ‘We want to start a war in London tonight’ — Exclusive: A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: “It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose.”
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USA Today:
Suspects in London attack once probed by security — Scotland Yard confirms the victim of bloody assault was a soldier. — LONDON — The two suspects videotaped butchering a soldier to death on a London street before spouting extremist slogans to bystanders were part of a early security …
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TIME:
TIME Exclusive: President Obama's 1979 Prom Photos — Tucked away in someone else's shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated 'do, your arm around a high school squeeze. The President of the United States is no different.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Acknowledges Killing 4 Americans in Drone Strikes — WASHINGTON — One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights — House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again. — The California Republican …
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Issa gets what he wants: Pickering agrees to Benghazi interview
Issa gets what he wants: Pickering agrees to Benghazi interview
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Can A Congressional Witness Deny Guilt and Then Plead the Fifth?
Can A Congressional Witness Deny Guilt and Then Plead the Fifth?
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Anthony Weiner Ready For Apology Campaign — The disgraced former congressman says he's apologized to his wife “many, many times,” and he'll apologize to voters, too. “I know that part of this process is going to be doing a lot of apologizing.” — View Video › — Via:
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
How Anthony Weiner Managed To Screw The NYC Tabloids
How Anthony Weiner Managed To Screw The NYC Tabloids
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Lamar Alexander / Wall Street Journal:
Kathleen Sebelius, Meet Oliver North — Is the Department of Health and Human Services engaged in a domestic Iran-Contra? — Major news outlets in recent days have reported that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is raising money from the private sector …
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Alexander likens Sebelius to Iran-Contra figure Oliver North
Alexander likens Sebelius to Iran-Contra figure Oliver North
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Jimio / Twitter Blog:
Getting started with login verification — Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account owners, but we occasionally hear from people whose accounts have been compromised by email phishing schemes or a breach of password data elsewhere on the web.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
How to Save the GOP — What Republicans can learn from the Democrats' revival — The party is in desperate straits. It has lost the popular vote in five of the past six presidential elections. It consoles itself with a majority in Congress, but even there its ranks are dwindling.
BBC:
Ecuador Pegasus satellite fears over space debris crash — The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) is trying to pick up signals from its satellite after it was found to be on a collision course with space debris. — The nano-satellite, called Pegasus, was launched from the Jiuquan spaceport in China less than a month ago.
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart:
Exclusive - Bill O'Reilly Extended Interview Pt. 1 — In this exclusive, unedited interview, Bill O'Reilly explains his prolific book production, and admits to being too easy on President Obama.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
New gay-rights battleground: Virginia — Welcome to the gay rights battleground of Virginia. — Yes, you read that right. In the 2013 off-year elections, a state that once leaned solidly to the center-right has become the newest focal point in the national debate over same-sex relationships.
Kurtis Lee / The Spot:
Tom Tancredo to formally announce run for governor Thursday on conservative radio — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, known for his strong stances on immigration, said late Wednesday night he plans to formally announce a run for governor on a conservative talk radio show Thursday.
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Appeals court limits labor board's lawlessness — Early in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolphsaid: “Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be resolved before we turn to the merits of the case.”
The Boston Globe:
Elizabeth Warren gets publisher for book proposal — WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren has found a publisher two months after she began shopping her book proposal. — Henry Holt and Co., one of the nation's oldest publishers, said it had obtained the rights to publish the book …
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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
City prosecutor investigating McDonnell's disclosures — In a letter, Cuccinelli directed Richmond's Herring to conduct the investigation — Va. Governor Bob McDonnell and Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Michael N. Herring.
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