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New York Times:
Nonprofit Applicants Chafing at I.R.S. Tested Political Limits — When CVFC, a conservative veterans' group in California, applied for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, its biggest expenditure that year was several thousand dollars in radio ads backing a Republican candidate for Congress.
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James Legge / The Independent:
Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Chastain among the front-runners to play Hillary Clinton in Rodham — Upcoming film expected to hit cinemas in time for the next presidential election — Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon are among actresses being considered to portray …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Trump researching 2016 run — Donald Trump has spent more than $1 million on electoral research for a potential presidential run in 2016. — Sources said the tough-talking “Celebrity Apprentice” host is increasingly being asked to speak at Republican events, and he appeared …
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Globe and Mail:
Toronto police spoke to Mayor Ford's senior staffer after tip linked killing to alleged drug video — A senior member of Rob Ford's office was interviewed by police last week about a tip linking a video allegedly showing the mayor smoking illicit drugs to a recent Toronto homicide, two separate sources have confirmed.
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Daniel Dale City Hall / Toronto Star:
Rob Ford: 'There's no video,' reporters are ‘a bunch of maggots’
Rob Ford: 'There's no video,' reporters are ‘a bunch of maggots’
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Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:
‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill Could Make North Carolina The Next Arizona — North Carolina is set to vote on a piece of anti-immigration legislation on par with Arizona and Alabama's racially-tinged laws that drew national attention and ire from immigration advocates.
Guardian:
Letters: Lose the lads' mags or risk legal action — The Lose the Lads' Mags campaign by UK Feminista and Object is calling on high-street retailers to immediately withdraw lads' mags and papers featuring pornographic front covers from their stores. Each one of these stores is a workplace.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
News Corp. Says It Was Not Told of Subpoena for Reporter's Phone Records — News Corporation said on Sunday that it had no record of being notified by the Justice Department nearly three years ago of a subpoena for the telephone records of a reporter at its Fox News cable channel.
CNN:
Poll: Do you support or oppose the health care law? — Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans still oppose the nation's new health care measure, three years after it became law, according to a new survey. — But a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday also indicates …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Obama riddle — You wonder if President Obama sometimes finds himself singing a variant on Kermit the Frog's anthem about the burdens of being green: It's not easy being Barack Obama. — This is not simply or even primarily a matter of color, although the president's racial background …
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National Review
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Sens. Graham, Durbin talk DOJ, IRS scandals; rare interview with 'America's veteran,' former Sen. Bob Dole — Special Guests: Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Dick Durbin, Former Sen. Bob Dole — The following is a rush transcript of the May 26, 2013, edition of “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.”
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Victoria Benning / Post Politics:
Bob Dole: GOP should be ‘closed for repairs’
Bob Dole: GOP should be ‘closed for repairs’
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Dems prepare game plan for Benghazi — Democrats vow they won't be caught flat-footed when the co-author of the State Department's independent audit on Benghazi appears for a closed-door interview with congressional investigators next month. — Retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering has agreed …
Fox News:
Tea Party gets a bump after being targeted by IRS — The Tea Party movement is showing signs of a resurgence following the revelation that the IRS targeted groups and other politically conservative organizations for the past several years. — A recent poll shows Americans have a more favorable opinion …
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The Gateway Pundit
Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
America's oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home — For his 107th Memorial Day, Richard Arvine Overton, who saw many of his fellow soldiers fall in the line of duty in World War II and even more die over the following decades, is planning a quiet day at the Texas home he built after returning home from World War II.
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Washington Wire
Los Angeles Times:
Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House — Caught in a public relations crisis, the administration has released internal emails and details of closed-door discussions. But the sharing has still been selective. — The Obama administration is caught in a public relations crisis …
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Weekly Standard
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Michael A. Walsh / New York Post:
How does Holder survive?
How does Holder survive?
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