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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
There's a fly in my soup — “Horrible customer service.” That's what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency's only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. — In such grim proceedings one should be grateful for unintended humor.
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Althouse, VodkaPundit and NetRight Daily
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
The Sharyl Attkisson approach — Sharyl Attkisson has problems. — The Obama administration won't answer the CBS News correspondent's questions because her investigations — into Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Solyndra — often reflect negatively on it. Some colleagues at CBS News …
Michael Isikoff / Open Channel:
Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says — Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week?
Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week?
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Right Turn, The Strata-Sphere, Ed Driscoll, Townhall.com, NewsBusters blogs, The PJ Tatler and Twitchy
Fox News:
Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees
Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees
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Weasel Zippers, Business Insider and Conservatives4Palin
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Roger Ailes: Obama administration efforts to intimidate Fox will fail
Roger Ailes: Obama administration efforts to intimidate Fox will fail
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The Moderate Voice
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Gabriel Gomez calls Ed Markey ‘pond scum’ — Massachusetts GOP Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez called his opponent, longtime Rep. Ed Markey, “pond scum” during an interview with an NPR reporter on Thursday. — “I don't think there's anything more offensive,” Gomez said …
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The Plum Line, No More Mister Nice Blog and Daily Kos
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DAngelo Gore / FactCheck.org:
A False Claim of Blame in Mass. Senate Race
A False Claim of Blame in Mass. Senate Race
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BuzzFeed, Post Politics, Daily Kos, The Raw Story, Ballot Box and The Reaction
KOMO News:
Cars, people sent tumbling into Skagit River as I-5 bridge collapses — By KOMO Staff & news services Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:39 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 11:20 PM PDT — MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening …
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Q13 FOX News, Daily Kos, Campaign for America's Future, The Moderate Voice, AL.com and The Reaction
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Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
California Will Be Spared the Obamacare Apocalypse — No sticker shock here—just affordable insurance premiums — Predictions of an Obamacare apocalypse seem a little less credible today, thanks to California. — On Thursday, officials in that state offered the first detailed glimpse …
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Yahoo! News, Paul Krugman, The Dish and CBS Los Angeles
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama debates Obama — A heckler briefly interrupted President Barack Obama while he was arguing with himself on Thursday. — Days after Obama told reporters he makes “no apologies” about surveillance of Associated Press reporters, the president summoned his inner Constitutional law professor …
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The Moderate Voice, CNN and New York Times
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Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Medea Benjamin Surprised Obama Drones Speech Protest Worked
Medea Benjamin Surprised Obama Drones Speech Protest Worked
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Post Politics, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, Guardian, Yahoo! News, The Raw Story and Washington Monthly
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Strassel: Conservatives Became Targets in 2008 — The Obama campaign played a big role in a liberal onslaught that far pre-dated Citizens United. — The White House insists President Obama is “outraged” by the “inappropriate” targeting and harassment of conservative groups.
Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:
Laying Down My Pen — When an opportunity comes to do something good, one must grab it. — At 2 p.m. central time Thursday afternoon in Mobile, word spread that U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, a six-term Republican from a dark red district, would announce that he is resigning mid-term (Aug. 15) …
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and National Review
Daily Mail:
Scores of TGI Fridays in New Jersey ‘busted for selling caramel-colored rubbing alcohol as top-shelf scotch’ in statewide crackdown dubbed Operation Swill — At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles …
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Riehl World News and Joe. My. God.
Michael Bloomberg / CNN:
Bloomberg gun group hits a Democrat — Washington (CNN) - A large gun advocacy group is hitting its first Democrat in their most recent campaign to increase gun control measures. — Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by independent New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg …
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Weasel Zippers
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Bloomberg gun group launches $350K ad buy against Pryor
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic Online:
Nearly a Quarter of People in Greece and the U.S. Can't Afford Food — Hunger has grown dramatically in Europe since 2007 — No matter where you're from, not having enough to eat is the ultimate signifier of economic distress. Food is the base of Maslow's hierarchy. It's the first concern in disaster zones.
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Pew Global Attitudes Project and Hullabaloo
Nigel Atkins / Mirror.co.uk:
Woolwich attack: Watch shocking video of terrorists charging at police car in attempt to kill WPC — The footage obtained by the Daily Mirror reveals how, after beheading the soldier, they hatched a plot to ambush and murder the first police officers to come to his aid
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BBC, National Updates, Press Association, Hit & Run, Riehl World News and Guardian
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Tom Whitehead / Telegraph:
Woolwich attack: Suspect Michael ‘Mujahid’ Adebolajo led away in handcuffs at fanatic's trial
Woolwich attack: Suspect Michael ‘Mujahid’ Adebolajo led away in handcuffs at fanatic's trial
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The Jawa Report and American Spectator
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn't Working — They're attacking the president where he's least vulnerable at a time when they have minimal credibility. — Henny Youngman, the late borscht belt comedian, told hundreds of politically incorrect jokes. One of them was his response when asked, “How's your wife?”
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The Plum Line and Washington Wire
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Fewer Americans Identify as Economic Conservatives in 2013 — Thirty percent say they are liberal on social issues, a new high — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-one percent of Americans now characterize their economic views as “conservative,” or “very conservative,” the lowest since President …
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Firedoglake, The Political Carnival, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Business Insider
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Budget Cuts Get Personal; Those Who Are Hurt, Holler — The federal budget sequester may be dampening a rise in economic optimism: Nearly four in 10 Americans now say sequestration has hurt them personally, up substantially since it began in March - and they're far less sanguine than others about the economy's prospects overall.
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ThinkProgress, PoliticusUSA, Politico, Business Insider and AEIdeas
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Poll: Two-thirds say economy in bad shape — The survey, by CNN and ORC, found that 67 percent of Americans rate the nation's economic conditions as poor. But that's down from the 74 percent who said the same at the end of last year. And while just 33 percent say the economy is doing well, that's up from 26 percent in December.
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Timothybella / CBS DC:
McCain Accuses Tea Party Colleagues Of Pushing Dems Too Far — WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and Tea Partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats …
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protein wisdom and Associated Press
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
The Collapse Of Public Infrastructure Spending In One Chart — The big news today is that a bridge in Washington collapsed, throwing cars into the water. Amazingly, nobody died. — This may revive debate about the need to spend more on infrastructure, which would have multiple positive effects.
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Daily Kos, Yahoo! News, Wonkblog and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Huma Abedin Is an Unexpected Driving Force in Weiner's Comeback — When Chelsea Clinton wanted to make a low-key visit to the hurricane-stricken Rockaways last fall, she arranged to take a trip with her close friend Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Capital New York, Althouse, PostPartisan and CNN
Dan Lothian / CNN:
President Obama forgets to salute — Washington (CNN) - President Obama, seemingly preoccupied, forgot one piece of protocol as he boarded Marine One on his way to Annapolis Friday. — Obama walked past the Marine at the bottom of the helicopter's stairs and didn't give the traditional salute.
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Politico and Weasel Zippers
Chris Richards / Washington Post:
White House press secretary Jay Carney discusses favorite band, Guided by Voices — On the walls of Jay Carney's office: a photo of the Berlin Wall being dismantled. Snaps of his kids. His employer, President Obama, gracing the cover of his former employer, Time magazine.
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NewsBusters, Washington Free Beacon and National Review
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court hears ‘sensitive jobs’ fight — Ten judges heard arguments Friday in a fight over who decides whether employees are fit to hold jobs that the federal government has desginated as “sensitive.” — The long-running legal battle that played out before the U.S. Court of Appeals …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Obama met privately with Friedman, Ignatius, etc. — President Obama held a private meeting with top national security journalists on Thursday afternoon following his national security policy address at the National Defense University in Washington, POLITICO has learned.
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