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6:50 AM ET, May 25, 2013

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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
How Prosecutors Fought to Keep Rosen's Warrant Secret  —  The Obama Administration fought to keep a search warrant for James Rosen's private e-mail account secret, arguing to a federal judge that the government might need to monitor the account for a lengthy period of time.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Menendez: Immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass Senate  —  Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Friday that the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass the Senate.  —  The bill won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-5 vote …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Did Eric Holder lie in Congressional testimony last week?
Dylan Byers / Politico:   The Sharyl Attkisson approach
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
Discussion: Fox News and Jammie Wearing Fools
BBC:
MI5 ‘approached Woolwich suspect’  —  MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them, a childhood friend has said.  —  Abu Nusaybah told BBC Two's Newsnight his friend had revealed to him six months ago that the security service had been “knocking on his door”.
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Guardian:
Woolwich killing: universities crack down on the preachers of hate  —  Universities asked to draw up guidelines on handling preachers with track record of inciting hatred in aftermath of attack  —  A fresh drive to prevent radicalisation of impressionable students on campus is being launched …
Discussion: Telegraph, BBC and National Updates
Douglas Murray / Wall Street Journal:
The London Terror Attack Was More Than ‘Unforgivable’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Ed Driscoll
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Inhofe: Okla. thanks the nation for its support  —  Oklahoma will bounce back from this week's tornado just as strongly as it has from previous disasters, the state's senior senator said Saturday in this week's Republican address.  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe, on the ground in Moore, Okla. …
Discussion: CNN
JJ Hensley / Arizona Republic:
FONT:  —  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has engaged in racial profiling and must not use Hispanic ancestry as a factor when making law-enforcement decisions, a federal judge has ruled.  —  U.S. District Judge Murray Snow issued the ruling Friday, more than eight months after a seven-day trial on the subject concluded.
Daily Mail:
‘Why are you standing so close to me?’:  Snooki and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie clash as they come together to reopen storm ravaged Shore  — Gov. Christie and Snooki had an angry exchange of words Friday morning at the reopening of Seaside Height's boardwalk
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Do Parties Really Need to Rebrand Themselves?  —  The Republican “rebranding” effort may be on temporary hiatus as all the party's factions come together in the vain hope that they may finally have something to impeach Barack Obama over, but as soon as these various non-scandals, faux-scandals …
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside IRS Unit Under Fire  —  Office at Center of Controversy Rankled Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics  —  The Internal Revenue Service unit under fire for its reviews of conservative organizations has a long history of targeting groups with extra scrutiny, including foreclosure …
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Dan Lothian / CNN:
President Obama forgets to salute
Daily Mail:
Man charged with making ‘racist or anti-religious’ Facebook comments about British soldier's death  — Police say people should be careful about what they write on twitter as the ‘consequences could be serious’  —  A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments …
Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Secret recording: Mark Shurtleff offers $2 million to silence critic  —  Scandal » Utah businessman says 2009 meeting with ex-A.G. was “like an episode in ‘Bizarro World.’ ”  —  On the breakfast table at Mimi's Cafe, Darl McBride had eggs and potatoes served in a fried tortilla …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Michelle Nunn actively preparing for Senate campaign in Georgia  —  Businesswoman Michele Nunn is actively preparing for a Senate campaign in Georgia and Democrats there expect an announcement early this summer, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Senate Republicans Oppose Budget Blockade By Tea Party In Growing GOP Feud  —  WASHINGTON — A tea party rebellion by several U.S. senators blocking progress on the federal budget may be working for them, but not for their fellow Republican lawmakers — even ones who mostly agree with them.
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.
Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Rubbing alcohol as scotch?  N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’  —  TRENTON — In one case, a New Jersey bar allegedly mixed rubbing alcohol with caramel food coloring and served it as scotch.  —  In another, a bar is accused of pouring dirty water into an empty bottle and passing it off as liquor.
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
The Other Government Motors  —  Tesla by the numbers: How taxpayers made an electric car company.  —  The list of the Obama Administration's industrial policy failures is long, from Solyndra to Fisker Automotive.  But now we are hearing that one success redeems them all: Tesla Motors .
Jana Eschbach / WPEC:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Of Underage Victim In Kate Hunt's Case Defend Actions  —  SEBASTIAN, Fla. — A local teen's family says she is being unfairly prosecuted for a same-sex relationship.  But now a new twist in the case that has gripped the nation.  —  The parents of the underage victim speak …
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.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg guns group targets Mark Pryor  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control group is following through with its pledge to air ads against Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, who Democrats see as one of their most vulnerable incumbents in a tough 2014 climate.
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Michael Bloomberg / CNN:
Bloomberg gun group hits a Democrat
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Ballot Box
 
 
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Daily Mail:
Two more Angels of Woolwich revealed: Mother and daughter comforted murdered soldier …
Discussion: BBC and National Updates
Lowkell / Blue Virginia:
Video: Close Cuccinelli Aide, RPV Treasurer: “I'm not a big fan of contraception, frankly”
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Crooks and Liars
Jane Perlez / New York Times:
China Tells North Korea to Return to Nuclear Talks
John Hechinger / Bloomberg:
Overdue Student Loans Reach Record as U.S. Graduates Seek Jobs
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Yet Another Hulu Bidder! Yahoo Is In, Too.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Leonard Downie Jr / Washington Post:
Leonard Downie: Obama's war on leaks undermines investigative journalism
 Earlier Items: 
Jane Mayer / News Desk:
Obama's Challenge to an Endless War
Discussion: Hot Air, The Dish and Hit & Run
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn't Working
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