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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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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.
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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Return of the Poor Little Rich Boys — You have to hand it to Mitch McConnell. While other scandal-mad Republicans are off on a wild goose chase that could well end in 1998, McConnell's focused on exploiting scandals to promote his very favorite cause, and his special gift to the corruption …
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Charles C. Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Ruemmler met one-on-one with Treasury lawyer long before April
Ruemmler met one-on-one with Treasury lawyer long before April
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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away in someone else's shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated 'do, your arm around a high school squeeze.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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Max Rivlin-Nadler / Gawker:
At Long Last, Here are Obama's Prom Pics
At Long Last, Here are Obama's Prom Pics
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Balloon Juice, Yahoo! News and New York Times
Syracuse Post-Standard:
What Gov. Andrew Cuomo has to say about Anthony Weiner — Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Syracuse today to announce new tax incentives to attract businesses to state college campuses. After that he met with the editorial board of the Syracuse Media Groupâs Post-Standard and syracuse.com where he explained his new tax plan in depth.
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Weiner: Women may come forward with more e-mails, photos — Former congressman and newly announced New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) said in an interview Thursday morning with WNYC-FM that there could be women coming forward with more e-mails or photos from the inappropriate digital conversations …
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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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Bloomberg:
Obama Probes Create Immigration Magic as Bill Advances — The trio of investigations causing headaches for President Barack Obama's administration has also provided a honeymoon period for the marquee element of his domestic agenda: revising immigration laws.
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The Sun:
Woolwich terror suspect revealed as Muslim convert known to MI5 — Horrific ... man on camera identified as Michael Adebolajo — A MAN seen ranting at a video camera moments after a soldier was beheaded in the street is Muslim convert Michael Adebolajo - who was known to MI5.
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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.”
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Nick Robinson / BBC:
One phrase and why I'm sorry I quoted it — It was a barbaric attack carried out in broad daylight on the streets of London. A man hacked to death. The attackers had been shot by the police. An extraordinary and horrific story but not one, you might think, for the Political Editor of the BBC.
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Inside Government:
News story: Drummer Lee Rigby killed in Woolwich incident — The soldier's details are being released pending formal identification from the Metropolitan Police Service. — Drummer Lee Rigby, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers — Drummer Lee Rigby or ‘Riggers’ to his friends …
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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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Politico and The Hinterland Gazette
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Boehner: House won't be ‘stampeded’ by Obama or Senate on immigration — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday said his chamber would not be “stampeded” by the White House or Senate on immigration. — “The House is going to work its will on immigration,” Boehner said two days …
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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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Hot Air
Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:
National Republicans Send Staff to Massachusetts #MASEN — Jerry Moran is the NRSC's chairman. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call File Photo) — National Republicans have dispatched staff to Massachusetts to assist with the Senate special election that has become tantalizingly close.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Condemns London Attack: ‘There Can Be Absolutely No Justification’ — I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22. The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror.
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Weasel Zippers
Ben Pershing / Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe reverses course, backs bill to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe now supports exploring for oil off the coast of Virginia, reversing his position on an issue that both sides of the debate consider to be crucial to the commonwealth's long-term energy future.
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The Atlantic Online:
Josh Barro, the Loneliest Republican — What to make of the 28-year-old columnist's contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers — A week had passed since the 2012 election when Josh Barro finally said the unsayable. The 28-year-old Bloomberg View columnist is—or, arguably, was …
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Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
How Long Can House Republicans Go Before Turning On Each Other? — The divided conference unifies in the wake of Washington scandals — but how long can it really last? “I think there's a little spring in our step these days, but the real test will be the debt limit,” says Hudson.
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Taylor Marsh and Goppers
Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange — Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. — Aetna—along with UnitedHealth Group and Cigna …
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